- United States, the Denmark , Greenland have signed a agreement under which the United States will be able to develop a significant military presence in Greenland, but prohibits US adversaries from building bases on the island. He made this statement yesterday. Donald Trump in a post about Truth Social. The US president wrote that no enemy of the United States could make significant investments on the island without US approval and that the agreement had no expiration date. Essentially, the agreement provides for the US to gain permanent control over security and "other necessities" in Greenland. at no cost for the United States. The agreement will be signed in New York on the occasion of the United Nations General Assembly, scheduled to start from Monday 21 September
"At my direction, we have worked with representatives of Denmark and Greenland to ensure that the United States will FOREVER have the full ability to do what is necessary in Greenland to ensure and defend the security of Greenland and the United States of America," Trump wrote. The agreement therefore falls far short of Trump's long-cherished dream of acquiring the island for the United States, which already enjoys near-full overflight and basing rights in Greenland under a 1951 treaty.
Details still unclear
The office of Danish Prime Minister He said the agreement would strengthen security in the North Atlantic and the Arctic.
Il Prime Minister of GreenlandJens-Frederik Nielsen, president of the Greenlandic Arctic Council, said in a statement that the agreement recognizes Greenland's interests and the Arctic island's role in international cooperation. "This is a win-win for all of us," he said.
However, many aspects remain unclear, including whether new US bases would be built as a result of the agreement. Imran Bayoumi, a former Pentagon official now a fellow at the Atlantic Council think tank, said it would be unprecedented if the United States could build bases without Greenland or Denmark's approval, but that overall, "it appears Washington could have achieved many of these goals through diplomacy and dialogue without compromising the broader US-NATO relationship."
It is not yet clear how the agreement would be received in Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark. inhabitants of the island aspire to independence and have strongly opposed attempts by the United States to impose its control.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio commented that the agreement "permanently and comprehensively" addressed Washington's national security concerns regarding the island. "Greenland will forever be part of the North American Strategic Defense Area and will exclude any adversary from it and the surrounding area," he wrote.
