US and Denmark Strike Greenland Military Access Deal, Blocking Rival Footholds

🛡️ ARCTIC — A deal Washington needed to close before the Gulf consumed all alliance bandwidth. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Formalizing US basing rights in Greenland while barring rival military presence directly targets China and Russia's Arctic ambitions. With SACEUR already in a US defense review and Seoul refusing Gulf deployment, locking Denmark in signals Washington is hedging: sustaining Arctic dominance while the Middle East drains resources. Timing before UNGA is deliberate — one alliance win before Rubio faces a room full of doubters.