US Demands Greenland Prevents Becoming Russia and China’s Backyard Swim Spot
KEY POINTS
- •US envoy Jeff Landry outlined in January 2026 efforts to expand American military presence on Greenland.
- •Landry emphasized the plan builds on 1941 and 1951 defense pacts between the US and Denmark for trans-Atlantic security.
- •Estonian PM Kaja Kallas downplayed a European army, leaving Greenland’s Arctic strategic control primarily in US and Denmark hands.
In a 2026 exposé worthy of geopolitical sitcoms, US special envoy Jeff Landry revived nostalgia for the 1941 and 1951 defense agreements with Denmark to justify America’s Arctic expansion plans on Greenland. His plan promises to 'expand America’s operational freedom,' which roughly translates to more missile-defense toys like the Golden Dome—because naming weaponry after shiny things is reassuring. Landry insists these aren’t provocative but ‘preventive’ measures designed to keep pesky adversaries like China and Russia from turning frozen Greenlandic ice into their personal playground. Meanwhile, Estonian PM Kaja Kallas dismissed talk of a European army, implying that the Arctic military drama is a US-Denmark-Greenland trilogy no continent-wide coalition sitcom can join. So, Greenland remains the star cold séance in the trans-Atlantic security saga, where missile bases come with a side of frostbite and strategic chess moves no one fully understands except for those getting the juicy defense contracts.
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America builds missile defense playgrounds and expands 'operational freedom' in Greenland, proving we’re all just scrambling to own the planet’s giant freezer before the ice cream melts.
Greenland, the last frontier, to become America’s strategic missile theme park. Russia and China politely RSVP’d but aren’t invited.
Nothing screams 'don’t worry, we’re not provoking' like extra bases, missile domes named after jewelry, and crowing about crowding out rivals.
Source: Theguardian | Published: 1/29/2026 | Author: Jakub Krupa
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