Trump ‘settled for less’ with new US-Denmark Greenland security deal

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: September 19, 2026Country: United States

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Trump ‘settled for less’ with new US-Denmark Greenland security deal

Richard Weitz, a senior fellow at the NATO Defense College, tells Al Jazeera that the new US-Denmark security deal over Greenland gives President Trump a diplomatic agreement without delivering his earlier ambition to annex the territory. This deal represents a compromise for Trump, who fails to achieve his initial goals.

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