Denmark’s foreign minister recently conceded that the U.S. has a point — Greenland is strategically vulnerable in the Arctic.
“There’s absolutely no Chinese footprint in Greenland,” Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said on “Special Report” Wednesday. “Having said that … there’s always a bit of truth in what he [Trump] is saying.”
Rasmussen’s comments come amid renewed attention on Greenland’s growing importance for Western security as competition intensifies among the United States, Russia, and China in the Arctic. While he disputed claims that China has established a significant presence on the island, Rasmussen acknowledged that the region is no longer insulated from geopolitical pressure.
“We definitely share the concern that [the] Arctic is not any longer a low-tension region,” he said. “And, of course, we have to be aware of that.”
Rasmussen also pointed to Denmark’s recent investments aimed at strengthening security in Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory that sits along key North Atlantic and Arctic routes.
“And that’s why we have invested almost $15 billion U.S. dollars last year in capabilities in Greenland,” he said.
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The remarks followed a trip to Washington last week by Danish and Greenlandic leaders, who met with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio for discussions focused on Arctic security and cooperation. The meetings reflected the Biden-era push to shore up alliances in strategic regions, as well as the Trump-aligned view that U.S. security requires stronger control over vulnerable areas near American and NATO territory.
Rasmussen remained defiant when asked about the possibility of the United States using force to seize Greenland, warning such a move could fracture the Western alliance.
He added that a U.S. invasion would be “the end of NATO.”
“We all belong to NATO. And we think that our way forward should be that we, you know, combine forces,” he said. “So, we share the concerns to some extent, but not the methods, if I could put it that way.”
Greenland has increasingly pushed for greater independence from Denmark in recent years, though its leaders have signaled they are not interested in becoming part of the United States. The island’s location and natural resources have drawn heightened international interest, and its proximity to key U.S. defense assets — along with Russia’s expanding military presence in the Arctic — has made it a recurring topic in American security debates.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly argued that securing Greenland is vital to U.S. national defense, describing the territory as central to America’s ability to protect itself against adversaries.
Trump is continuing to double down on Greenland — framing it as a national security emergency.
“The United States needs Greenland for the purpose of national security,” he wrote on Truth Social, tying the territory to his proposed “Golden Dome” missile defense project. Trump warned that if the U.S. doesn’t secure Greenland, “Russia or China will,” and urged NATO to back a push to take control of the territory.
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It is simply common sense that the United States should have control of Greenland for all the reasons of security for not only the United States, but all of NATO. Denmark is not capable of providing the kind of security that the U.S. can provide, and that increased commitment by the U.S. could be paid for with the access to the precious minerals there (which Denmark hasn’t utilized). Bottom line is both Americans, Danish and the rest of the western civilizations would be better off with Greenland in American control.
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Perhaps Greenland/Denmark can work out joint ownership of Greenland. There is a small presence of U. S. assets there … Pittufik Space Base for missile defense. With joint ownership, the U.S. could expand Military installations – Navy, Air Force, Space – in exchange for development, extraction, commercialization of vital natural resources by U. S. enterprises. Greenlanders could be given dual Denmark and U. S. citizenship and the ability to work for the American companies there. It would be a boon for their local economy.