:MAP
76,-42,Greenland
55.6761,12.5683,Copenhagen
38.8951,-77.0364,Washington DC

:STATS [links:https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/3/greenland-parliament-approves-security-deal-with-us-denmark]
[icon:CHECK] Inatsisartut vote | 16-0 in favour
[icon:USERS] Lawmakers abstaining | 7
[icon:USERS] Greenland population | ~57,000
[icon:CHART] Greenland area | 2.166 million km²
[icon:CLOCK] Deal signed | September 2026

:TIMELINE [links:https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/3/greenland-parliament-approves-security-deal-with-us-denmark]
How the deal came about
2025-01-01 | Trump refuses to rule out military force to seize Greenland; NATO allies alarmed
2025-03-01 | Danish PM Frederiksen rules out sale; Greenlandic PM Nielsen calls for dialogue
2025-09-01 | Three-way talks begin in secret; US scales back territorial rhetoric
2026-06-01 | Greenlandic delegation opens formal negotiating sessions in Copenhagen
2026-09-01 | Trump, Frederiksen and Nielsen sign trilateral security agreement at UN General Assembly in New York
2026-11-03 | Inatsisartut ratifies the deal 16-0 with seven abstentions

:INFO [links:https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/3/greenland-parliament-approves-security-deal-with-us-denmark]
What the deal covers
• US permitted to expand and modernise its Pituffik Space Base in northwest Greenland
• Framework for additional US military installations on the island
• Denmark retains formal sovereignty; Greenland remains a self-governing territory
• Trilateral security committee established to oversee implementation
• Greenland's right to shape its own future explicitly recognised in treaty text

:QUOTE [links:https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/3/greenland-parliament-approves-security-deal-with-us-denmark, quotetype:plain, subtitle:Mute Egede — Greenlandic Foreign Minister]
The road to this point has been a difficult one for us as a people. But we have stood firm on our fundamental principles and taken responsibility for our country's interests.

:CHECKLIST [links:https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/3/greenland-parliament-approves-security-deal-with-us-denmark]
What happens next
[x] Inatsisartut ratifies agreement
[ ] Danish Folketing vote expected within weeks
[ ] US Congress oversight review of base expansion plans
[ ] Pituffik Space Base modernisation begins — timeline TBC
[ ] Trilateral security committee holds first session

:NOTE
Sources: Al Jazeera (18:05 UTC 3 Nov 2026). Cover: North Star Bay iceberg, northwest Greenland (public domain).

:LINK
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/3/greenland-parliament-approves-security-deal-with-us-denmark
Greenland parliament approves security deal with US, Denmark — Al Jazeera