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Greenland & the Arctic

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Self-governing territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. Tracked for sovereignty questions, U.S. base presence, critical minerals and Arctic shipping.

Also tracked as: arctic, denmark, pituffik

Government of Greenland

Research files tracking Greenland & the Arctic

Evergreen briefJan 7, 2025Mixed

Greenland and the Arctic: Sovereignty, Security, and What Each Actually Requires

A research framework for territorial-sovereignty questions: respect legal sovereignty and self-determination, examine defense realities honestly, and never confuse the two. Greenland is the live case — Arctic geography, critical minerals, and great-power competition all run through it.

Why it matters: Arctic shipping lanes, missile-warning geography and critical-mineral deposits make Greenland strategically consequential far beyond its population of about 56,000. How the U.S.…

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