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# Greenland Backs US-Denmark Arctic Security Deal

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- Created on Nov 3, 2026

Inatsisartut vote

16-0 in favour

Lawmakers abstaining

7

Greenland population

~57,000

Greenland area

2.166 million km²

Deal signed

September 2026

[aljazeera.com](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/3/greenland-parliament-approves-security-deal-with-us-denmark?utm_source=slatesource)

How the deal came about01.01.2025 – 03.11.2026

01.01.2025Trump refuses to rule out military force to seize Greenland; NATO allies alarmed

01.01.2025

01.03.2025Danish PM Frederiksen rules out sale; Greenlandic PM Nielsen calls for dialogue

01.03.2025

01.09.2025Three-way talks begin in secret; US scales back territorial rhetoric

01.09.2025

01.06.2026Greenlandic delegation opens formal negotiating sessions in Copenhagen

01.06.2026

01.09.2026Trump, Frederiksen and Nielsen sign trilateral security agreement at UN General Assembly in New York

01.09.2026

03.11.2026Inatsisartut ratifies the deal 16-0 with seven abstentions

03.11.2026

[aljazeera.com](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/3/greenland-parliament-approves-security-deal-with-us-denmark?utm_source=slatesource)

## What the deal covers

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US permitted to expand and modernise its Pituffik Space Base in northwest Greenland

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Framework for additional US military installations on the island

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Denmark retains formal sovereignty; Greenland remains a self-governing territory

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Trilateral security committee established to oversee implementation

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Greenland's right to shape its own future explicitly recognised in treaty text

[aljazeera.com](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/3/greenland-parliament-approves-security-deal-with-us-denmark?utm_source=slatesource)

> 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.
>
> — aljazeera.com

What happens next

20%

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

[aljazeera.com](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/3/greenland-parliament-approves-security-deal-with-us-denmark?utm_source=slatesource)

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

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