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Trump's Greenland deal preserves the status quo, making the island's independence less likely

The new treaty amends and supplements the existing 1951 US-Denmark agreement concerning US bases in and the defense of Greenland, an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. Substantively, the new deal entrenches the existing status quo, making it a significant accomplishment for Danish and Greenlandic diplomacy, while affording Trump just enough…

Trump's Greenland deal preserves the status quo, making the island's independence less likely

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The new treaty amends and supplements the existing 1951 US-Denmark agreement concerning US bases in and the defense of Greenland, an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark.

Substantively, the new deal entrenches the existing status quo, making it a significant accomplishment for Danish and Greenlandic diplomacy, while affording Trump just enough…

President Donald Trump and the prime ministers of Denmark and Greenland this week signed an agreement allowing the US military's continued presence on the Arctic island, which should help avoid future...

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The new treaty amends and supplements the existing 1951 US-Denmark agreement concerning US bases in and the defense of Greenland, an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. Substantively, the new deal entrenches the existing status quo, making it a significant accomplishment for Danish and Greenlandic diplomacy, while affording Trump just enough… President Donald Trump and the prime ministers of Denmark and Greenland this week signed an agreement allowing the US military's continued presence on the Arctic island, which should help avoid future confrontations over sovereignty.

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President Donald Trump and the prime ministers of Denmark and Greenland this week signed an agreement allowing the US military's continued presence on the Arctic island, which should help avoid future confrontations over sovereignty.

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