Denmark Says U.S. Need Not Seize Greenland After Washington Talks

A new high-level channel will tackle Arctic security concerns as allies consider NATO’s role in managing regional stability.

Overview

Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said Denmark sees no necessity for the United States to take control of Greenland following meetings in Washington.
Denmark and the United States agreed to establish a high-level working group focused on responses to U.S. security concerns relating to Greenland.
The Dutch foreign minister endorsed a U.S.–Greenland–Denmark meeting and said Arctic security and stability should be discussed within NATO.
U.S. political rhetoric has revived talk of acquisition, with President Donald Trump suggesting the island should join the United States and the White House noting the use of force remains an option available to the commander-in-chief.
Greenland remains an autonomous part of the Kingdom of Denmark under a 1951 U.S.–Denmark defense pact, and U.S. forces on the island have declined from Cold War levels of roughly 10,000 to about 200.