Greenland's parliament voted on Tuesday to ratify the island's security agreement with the United States, approving the deal President Donald Trump signed in person in September by 16 votes to none, with seven abstentions. Not one lawmaker voted against it.
The agreement, signed by the United States, Denmark and Greenland in September, expands the American military's role on the strategically located, mineral-rich Arctic island. It paves the way for two new U.S. military bases in Greenland and for Trump's "Golden Dome" missile defense system, while reaffirming Danish sovereignty over the island and Greenlanders' right to self-determination.
The deal was struck to end the tensions that followed Trump's repeated statements that the United States should take control of Greenland. A majority of Greenlandic lawmakers had already signalled their support in a first debate last month. Greenlandic Foreign Minister Mute Egede said the ratification was an important step for the island. Some opposition party members questioned the deal's economic value, but none voted against it.
One step remains. Denmark's parliament is due to give the bill a first reading on November 11, with a second reading and a vote on November 19. The agreement enters into force once Denmark and Greenland have both ratified it, and as an executive agreement it does not require approval from the U.S. Senate.
For Americans, this is the Golden Dome shield meant to protect U.S. cities getting its Arctic anchor, and two new bases strengthening the northern flank that guards North America — secured not by threats but by a signed agreement that Greenland's own parliament has now approved without a single vote against.
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