US EditionWhy Does Trump Want Greenland when Denmark Is Open to Expanded U.S. Security Presence?
Denmark and European leaders condemn U.S. attempts to acquire Greenland, warning tariffs threaten NATO unity and transatlantic relations, with 80% of Greenland ice-covered, officials said.
- On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump insisted his country needs Greenland for national security, shocking Copenhagen and straining ties with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen.
- In recent years, interest in Greenland's resources has risen as its location between North America and the Arctic offers value for monitoring, with rare earth minerals, uranium and iron becoming more accessible due to melting ice.
- Early this week, Trump leaked texts from Emmanuel Macron and Mark Rutte on Truth Social, posted an AI image planting a US flag in Greenland, and wrote `There can be no going back`.
- Allied governments issued a joint statement saying tariff threats “undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral,” while Sir Keir Starmer called US tariffs “completely wrong” and Emmanuel Macron proposed EU retaliation with a trade "bazooka".
- Greenland's legal status complicates any acquisition as it lacks an independent military and is part of NATO through Denmark, which has rejected US acquisition demands.
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Why does Trump want Greenland when Denmark is open to expanded U.S. security presence?
Like most citizens, I am perplexed by President Donald Trump’s belligerent assertion that the United States must own Greenland for “security reasons.” During World War II, the United States established 17 military bases in Greenland (13 Army, four Navy) and later, during the Cold War, the number of bases grew to include more than a dozen surveillance facilities. All but one were abandoned with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, with only …
‘We are now being threatened by our closest ally’: How key US allies are responding to Trump’s push to seize Greenland - The Boston Globe
President Trump's aggressive pursuit of Greenland has sparked backlash across Europe, with leaders of key US allies weighing how to respond.
Arctic Geopolitics: Why Greenland Matters for U.S. Security and Rare Earths
Other presidents going back to 1867 have tried to acquire Greenland from Denmark, but President Trump now recognizes that the consequences to U.S. national security will be catastrophic if China or Russia end up getting it first. This article is a lightly edited transcript of the “Here’s the Point” podcast by Ryan Helfenbein, executive director […]
US military has a long history in Greenland, from mining during WWII to a nuclear-powered Army base built into the ice
by Paul Bierman, University of Vermont, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] President Donald Trump’s insistence that the U.S. will acquire Greenland “whether they like it or not” is just the latest chapter in a codependent and often complicated relationship between America and the Arctic’s largest island – one that stretches back more than a century but has recently been on the rocks. On Jan. 14, 2026, …
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