When President Trump again proposed buying Greenland, the world laughed. But beneath the headlines was a spot-on strategic instinct. Greenland is a rapidly rising geopolitical heavyweight the U.S. cannot afford to ignore.

As Russia expands its Arctic military footprint and China pours billions into securing long-term access to the Arctic region, Greenland is steadily moving toward independence. The real question isn’t whether the U.S. should engage, but how — and whether we will act before Beijing or Moscow fills the void.

To secure U.S. leadership in the Arctic, Congress must move beyond symbolic gestures and adopt a bold, bipartisan strategy that deepens U.S.-Greenland ties, strengthens Arctic security, and lays the groundwork for Greenland’s eventual NATO membership.

Russia and China aren’t waiting around in the Arctic, and neither should the U.S. Moscow is ramping up its military presence with new bases, nuclear-capable missiles and its most capable naval fleet. At the same time, Beijing is building more nuclear-powered icebreakers, pouring billions into dual-use Arctic research and infrastructure and sailing its Navy further north.

Right in the middle of it all is Greenland — a resource-rich island with enormous strategic value to the U.S. and NATO.

To bolster defense, lawmakers should direct the Department of Defense to assess the feasibility of........

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