US, Denmark and Greenland sign Arctic security deal for two new US military bases

The US, Denmark and Greenland have signed a trilateral Arctic security deal on the UNGA sidelines, granting Washington two new military bases in Greenland.

• The agreement allows the US to build two new military bases at Narsarsuaq and Mestersvig, and to modernise and expand operations at its Pituffik Space Base.
• No non-NATO country may establish military installations or a persistent military presence in Greenland without the three parties' unanimous approval.
• Trump announced the US would immediately begin developing a large military presence in Greenland, including two major bases.
• The agreement has no end date, and Greenland would remain in NATO and assume Denmark's obligations if it becomes independent.
• Mette Frederiksen and Jens Frederik Nielsen welcomed the deal, but Trump did not retract his earlier threats to annex Greenland.
• The agreement restricts sensitive investments in Greenland to the US and its allies, ending the previous status quo that permitted adversaries to invest without scrutiny.
• The agreement affirms Danish sovereignty over Greenland and the right of Greenlanders to self-determination.