United States is in talks with Denmark to open new bases in Greenland (opens in new tab)

At the start of 2026, tensions quickly escalated as it began to seem like the United States could be making moves to claim Greenland for its own, a move that quickly frustrated Denmark and led to tense conversations between the US and many different European countries. The reason for this move was related to the US claiming that Greenland's lower military presence was a security risk, while Denmark argued that the US was well out of line and while Greenlanders campaigned to avoid being absorb...