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US weighs special status for Greenland as quest for island intensifies, Reuters reports

  • Plans are underway within U.S. Circles to extend America's influence over Greenland through a Compact of Free Association agreement, potentially starting in May 2025.
  • The idea follows China’s growing involvement in Greenland’s mining sector and political ties, which raised U.S. Concerns about strategic and supply-chain vulnerabilities.
  • Greenland hosts significant rare earth mineral deposits crucial for high-tech and military uses, but extraction faces regulatory, infrastructural, and labor challenges.
  • An official suggested that a COFA might offer an effective solution to some of the issues related to Greenland’s security, emphasizing the potential advantages of the proposed agreement.
  • The plan implies Greenland would likely need independence from Denmark, though polls show most Greenlanders oppose U.S. Integration, and Denmark rejects U.S. Acquisition proposals.
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US weighs special status for Greenland as quest for island intensifies

U.S. officials are discussing a plan to pull Greenland into America's sphere of influence using a type of agreement that the United States has used to keep close ties with several Pacific Island nations, according to two U.S. officials and another person familiar with the discussions.

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US weighs special status for Greenland

US officials are discussing a plan to pull Greenland into America's sphere of influence using a free association...

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ieee.org broke the news in on Thursday, May 8, 2025.
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