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CNA Explains: What does the US-Greenland security deal actually change?
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Chelsea Ong
The US, Denmark and Greenland signed a security pact on Tuesday, granting Washington a stronger military presence on the semi-autonomous Danish territory.
US President Donald Trump, Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen sign a trilateral security deal on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York, on Sep 22, 2026. (Photo: AFP/Brendan Smialowski)
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