A more militarized Greenland could be path to averting US-NATO crisis, analysts say
By JOHN VANDIVER STARS AND STRIPES •
January 6, 2026
An LC-130 Skibird from the New York Air National Guard sits on the ice at Camp Raven in Greenland in 2016.
President Donald Trump’s push for more control over the island, which is a Danish territory, has sparked concerns in Europe that coercion from Washington could lead to NATO’s unraveling. (Benjamin German/U.S. Air National Guard) STUTTGART, Germany — A clash over the status of Greenland is shaping into a NATO stress test as President Donald Trump’s push for more control sparks European concerns that coercion from Washington could lead to the alliance’s unraveling. Some analysts say one way to avoid such a scenario is to find a diplomatic off-ramp that leaves the political autonomy of the Danish island intact but entails more U.S. forces on the ground and greater American access to its natural resources. The question is whether the United States and Denmark can reach a deal that satisfies Trump’s stated desire for more security while avoiding a rupture in NATO that could come from a unilateral American push into the territory. The White House doubled down this week on its assertion that Greenland should be transferred to American control.
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