US Negotiates Up to 3 Bases in Southern Greenland

The United States is negotiating with Denmark and Greenland to establish up to three new military bases in southern Greenland, officials familiar with the discussions said, marking a diplomatic thaw after President Donald Trump's earlier threats to seize the territory.

The talks, which have progressed through at least five high-level meetings since mid-January, aim to bolster surveillance of Russian and Chinese maritime activity in the GIUK Gap, a strategic North Atlantic corridor between Greenland, Iceland, and the United Kingdom. U.S. officials have proposed locating the bases on existing infrastructure, such as airfields and ports, including the site of the former Narsarsuaq base, to minimize costs. One arrangement under discussion would designate the facilities as U.S. sovereign territory, though no final agreement has been reached and the number of bases could change.

A White House official described the negotiations as heading in the right direction, with optimism on both sides. Denmark's Foreign Ministry confirmed an ongoing diplomatic track but offered no further details. The discussions operate under a 1951 U.S.-Denmark defense agreement, which allows American military...