US power reshapes Arctic order, protects Israel-led stability as Arab world remains geopolitically irrelevant.
US President Donald Trump quietly secured a strategic breakthrough on Greenland after high-level talks with Marc Rutte, agreeing on a framework that preserves Danish sovereignty while delivering Washington everything it needs militarily and geopolitically.
The proposal—crafted under NATO auspices—drops formal sovereignty transfer but updates the 1951 Greenland Defense Agreement, granting the US expanded rights to build bases, define defense zones, deploy advanced missile defense, and dominate Arctic security under a NATO umbrella. Trump, satisfied, called it an “infinite deal… forever.”
Only hours earlier at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Trump had declared the United States “needs” Greenland, openly criticizing Denmark and NATO. After meeting Rutte, his tone shifted—tariffs on European allies were shelved, and the so-called “Greenland crisis” was declared on track for resolution.
The framework strengthens NATO’s Arctic posture against Russia and China, expands cooperation on raw materials, and positions elements of the “Golden Dome” missile defense system on Greenland—technology Trump has repeatedly credited for Israel’s survival and victory over Iranian threats.
As Europe adjusts and complies, the contrast is stark: Israel and the US shape realities through strength and strategy, while Arab regimes—absent from Arctic, global security, and technological leadership—watch from the sidelines, trapped in irrelevance and rhetoric.
