A seemingly remote Arctic island — Greenland — has become one of the most talked-about geopolitical flashpoints in early 2026. Once a background piece of NATO strategy in the High North, Greenland now sits at the heart of an international dispute that has strained ties between the United States, Denmark, its ally, and Greenland itself.

At the centre is US President Donald Trump’s renewed campaign to bring Greenland under American control, either through purchase, political pressure, or, in the most extreme formulation, force. This has elicited sharp pushbacks that illuminate deeper tensions in global order, alliance politics, and U.S. strategic priorities.

Greenland is massive — roughly the size of Western Europe — but sparsely populated; it has just about 57,000 people. It lies at the gateway to the Arctic and contains strategic assets and geographical advantages coveted by many powers:

In a January 2026 interview, US President Donald Trump said full “ownership" of Greenland was “psychologically important" to him personally — a vivid insight into why the administration has pressed the issue with unusual........

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