Greenland’s proximity and strategic position makes it a promising candidate for the comprehensive economic and security arrangement enjoyed by many Pacific island nations. |
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by: Kaush Arha, Alexander B. Gray, Tom Dans American security interests and Greenland’s economic aspirations necessitate an institutional partnership between the two. Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, is part of North America in terms of aspiration and geography. It is high time Greenland’s position in North American orbit was cemented. As the world’s largest island atop the North Atlantic, it is an indispensable U.S. ally in the most proximate theatre between the United States and its NATO allies and the Russia-China authoritarian advance. American investments and markets are essential catalysts to turbocharge Greenland’s economic growth and prosperity and ensure its continued alignment with NATO as its place within the Kingdom of Denmark evolves in the years ahead. All future U.S.-Greenland ties should comport with the full awareness and engagement of Denmark in light of its sovereignty over Greenland and strong, long-standing alliance with the United States. The United States and Greenland should explore two proven structures to strengthen their institutional partnership in the long run. First is a U.S.-Greenland Compact of Free Association, and second is incorporating Greenland into the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)… Read the entire article here: https://nationalinterest.org/feature/it’s-time-us-greenland-free-association-agreement-213327 |
