Overview

• Robert O’Brien, former National Security Advisor under Donald Trump, emphasized Greenland's critical role in Arctic geopolitics during an interview on Fox News.
• O’Brien argued that Denmark must either invest significantly in Greenland's defense or allow the U.S. to purchase the territory for strategic purposes.
• He suggested that if purchased, Greenland could be integrated into Alaska, citing cultural and geographic ties between Greenland’s native population and Alaska’s Indigenous communities.
• The comments come as President-elect Trump renews his interest in acquiring Greenland, a proposal he also floated during his first term in office.
• O’Brien criticized Denmark's current defense measures for Greenland, including the addition of dog-sled teams, as insufficient given growing Russian and Chinese activity in the Arctic.