US EditionNATO Says ‘Planning Underway’ for New Arctic Mission
- On Tuesday, NATO began planning an enhanced vigilance activity named Arctic Sentry, SHAPE spokesman Martin O'Donnell confirmed but declined to provide further details.
- Repeated remarks by President Donald Trump last month about acquiring Greenland sparked a dispute with Copenhagen and plunged the alliance into its deepest crisis, while Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary-General, discussed Arctic security involving seven NATO nations.
- Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said NATO countries back a permanent presence in the Arctic while Denmark and Greenland have begun talks with the US on the 1951 treaty, with soldiers conducting live-fire training in Greenland last month.
- The activity will strengthen NATO's posture by boosting presence in the Arctic and High North, and under alliance rules NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, U.S. General Alexus Grynkewich, can act without unanimous approval.
- Against a backdrop of transatlantic tensions, NATO said Trump used the alleged threat of Russia and China to justify his Greenland designs, prompting steps to boost Arctic presence among the seven NATO nations with land in the Arctic.
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"Planning for a NATO action to increase vigilance called 'Arctic Sentry' is underway," said the spokesman of the top NATO command in Europe on Tuesday. Read all the background to the new Arctic mission at BILD.
According to a media report, NATO begins with concrete steps for a mission to protect the Arctic. According to the magazine "The Mirror", the commander-in-chief of the alliance, General Grynkewich, ordered military planning.
This mission of the Alliance, similar to those launched in the Baltic Sea or on the eastern front, is one of the options mentioned to strengthen security in the Arctic, which the United States strongly criticises.
The launch of the joint NATO mission «Arctic Sentry» could already be announced at the end of this week.
Arctic Tensions: NATO's Strategic Plan for Greenland
Arctic Tensions: NATO's Strategic Plan for Greenland NATO is taking strategic steps to address the growing geopolitical tensions in the Arctic, announcing its planning for an 'Arctic Sentry' mission, as confirmed by a spokesperson for the alliance’s military headquarters, SHAPE. This decision comes amidst a backdrop of diplomatic strains between the United States and European allies over Greenland.The roots of this tension can be traced to U.S. …
The Alliance's supreme ally commander in Europe, U.S. General Alexus Grynkewich, has the authority to plan and execute "enhanced surveillance activities" without the unanimous approval of the Allies Read
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