Security geography matters; Arctic dominance deters adversaries, protects trade routes, and demands leadership over denial.
Talk of Greenland is not obsession—it is arithmetic. Maps do not care about feelings, and oceans do not respect nostalgia. Whoever controls Arctic access controls emerging sea lanes, missile trajectories, energy corridors, and rare-earth supply chains. Pretending otherwise is strategic negligence.
The Arctic is no longer frozen isolation; it is opening competition. Russian and Chinese presence is not theoretical, and denial does not neutralize intent. When rivals maneuver near North America’s northern flank, seriousness becomes mandatory, not optional.
Alliances are built on shared interests, not inherited assumptions. Friendship does not mean paralysis. If allies cannot or will not secure critical territory, leadership fills the vacuum. That is how power works, and how deterrence survives.
Greenland’s value is not symbolic. It is geographic fact. And facts, sooner or later, force decisions.
