The defence deal signed at the UN General Assembly also re-affirms Denmark's sovereignty over its semi-autonomous Arctic territory.
  • SmoothOperator@lemmy.worldEnglish
    23·
    1 day ago

    And yet, no invasion, but rather a formal acknowledgement of the sovereignty of Greenland and Denmark.

    At least so far. I guess we’ll see if it holds.

    • agent_nycto@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 day ago

      Ah yes, Donald Trump and the US government, both historically known for not violating agreements and keeping to boundaries.

      • SmoothOperator@lemmy.worldEnglish
        21·
        1 day ago

        Indeed. The main victory is less the document and more the fact that there’s been no invasion, and that there likely won’t be any further threats of invasion for a while, leaving the Inuit and Denmark to pursue real political issues instead of preparing a defense.

        • agent_nycto@lemmy.worldEnglish
          21·
          1 day ago

          installs military base totally not an invasion guys don’t worry.

          If anything these people now have to make more of a defense because the people who threatened to invade them are building military bases on their land.

          • SmoothOperator@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            21 hours ago

            I would agree in an absence of historical and military context.

            But they

            • already had a serious military base outnumbering the Danish troops on the island (since the fifties),
            • could invade the island with immense military superiority more or less equally easy with one, three or no bases
            • build and use the current base (and by all indications future bases) to cover the Arctic, not to project power against Denmark and the Inuit.

            Yes, if this was a Civ game, your logic might apply. But the real situation is more nuanced.

            • Danquebec@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
              1·
              5 hours ago

              Immense military superiority is kinda moot if only 1% of the ships can cross the ice, most of the helicopters fail, and most of the soldiers get frostbite.

              I’m not saying that it would be easy for Denmark and allies, but I’m not sure it would be easy for the US either.