Greenland-US pact ties independence to NATO membership, expands US military access

A new trilateral agreement between Greenland, the US, and Denmark preserves the 1951 defense framework and broadens US military access to the Arctic island. The pact obligates an independent Greenland to remain in NATO, signaling a strategic consolidation of US presence in the Arctic amid great-power competition. The deal's terms and ratification timeline remain unclear, but it marks a notable shift in Greenland's defense posture.