For the United States, leadership means both the ability to act and the ability to create frameworks that everyone will follow. An Arctic Treaty could become a modern embodiment of this tradition: a practical way to strengthen NATO unity, reduce risks in the High North, and protect the long-term interests of the United States.

But when the Soviet Union collapsed, heralding an end to the cold war, Greenland was relegated in importance. The US presence in Greenland went from more than 10,000 personnel on 50 bases to a single settlement at Pituffik space base (formerly Thule air base) with about 150-200 people.

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Donald Trump is clearly in a hurry to dominate the political narrative in his second term of office. He began 2026 with strikes in Syria against Islamic State groups, the kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro,