The Trump administration has announced a long-term Arctic security deal over Greenland that includes expanded American access, basing and overflight, no expiration date, no non-NATO bases and tighter rules on adversary investment. President Trump calls it permanent control of the security requirement.
The Danes and Greenlanders were certainly moved in President Trump’s direction through his aggressive negotiating strategy. The ultimate test is what gets built next — radars, runways and restrictions that actually bite China and Russia.. Missile warning, space watch, the North Atlantic approaches — that is the real estate. The stakes remain incredibly high.
China and Russia have had their eyes on Greenland. They noticed that Denmark was weak and could do nothing to keep them from encroaching. They have been moving into the Arctic as a result. President Trump has driven a stake through the heart of their domination plans.
An agreement that keeps NATO steel on the island and keeps Beijing’s checkbook off it is something that all parties could agree upon. Those who wanted us to fully annex Greenland may see this as a capitulation.
But through the lens of “Art of the Deal,” this was a great win. President Trump made his demands, moved the window, and then revised and improved upon the existing agreement. At the end of the process, he accomplished a massive victory to put America First.
