Greenland

US President Donald Trump has signed a security agreement with Denmark and Greenland that provides for the construction of two new military bases and strengthens the US presence in the territory. The agreement affirms the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Denmark and Greenlanders’ right to self-determination, while restricting access by entities from outside the European Union and NATO to strategic sectors.

Denmark, Greenland and the United States are preparing to sign a security agreement in New York on Tuesday 22 September. Copenhagen says it expands NATO’s responsibility for Arctic security, while US President Donald Trump described it as giving Washington “permanent control”, amid Danish and Greenlandic assurances that sovereignty and the right to self-determination will be respected.

Washington announced an expected security agreement with Denmark and Greenland that US President Donald Trump said would give his country a permanent role in the island’s security and restrict adversaries’ presence and sensitive investments. Copenhagen and Nuuk, meanwhile, stressed that the arrangements respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Denmark and Greenlanders’ right to self-determination.

Greenland, Denmark and the United States are preparing to sign a binding security agreement on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, allowing Washington to strengthen its military presence on the island while restricting rivals from establishing bases or making sensitive investments there. Copenhagen says the arrangements will support security in the Arctic and North Atlantic, NATO and Europe.

US President Donald Trump said Washington, Denmark and Greenland had reached an agreement expanding the US military presence on the island and restricting the activities of his country’s rivals there, while Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the agreement was expected to be signed next week on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.