Trump links Greenland resource push to new US Arctic bases
Why it matters: Greenland halted new oil and gas licenses in 2021, so any drilling would still face local approvals and climate scrutiny.
President Donald Trump tied planned oil, gas and mineral exploration in Greenland to a new US security buildup on the Arctic island, casting the territory as vital to US and European defense. Trump gave no timeline or details on prospective American involvement, but said exploration was preparing to begin. The comments followed a security pact signed in September by the United States, Denmark and Greenland. Under that agreement, the US is to add bases at Narsarsuaq and Mestersvig, alongside the Pituffik base it already operates. Greenland stopped issuing new oil and gas exploration licenses in 2021 over environmental concerns, though some earlier permits remain in force.