NATO military chief says Greenland crisis was never close to confrontation

In a short time, the Arctic has gone from being a “blank spot on the map”, as one Greenlandic politician put it, to becoming a geopolitically contested region, attracting increasing attention from the United States, Russia, China, and Europe; actors that all have different interests and priorities. The European Union just launched its new Arctic strategy, a framework for political cooperation that places security, climate change, economic prosperity, and local communities at the center, allowing the union to play a more prominent role in shaping the future of the Arctic. The transformation of the region, towards a warmer climate and…