Greenland as Linchpin for Distributed Arctic Deterrence

Liselotte Odgaard

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Liselotte Odgaard

Podcast

Green Berets assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) offload from an LC-130H “Skibird” operated by the 109th Airlift Wing of the New York National Guard on Aug. 18, 2026, at Camp Raven, Greenland, as part of Operation Apex Indigo. U.S. Special Operations Command North operates in Greenland alongside Danish counterparts to evaluate basic survival, search and rescue, cold-weather mobility, and communications infrastructure operations in the harshest environment on Earth, ensuring U.S. SOF capabil

Green Berets offload from an LC-130H Skibird operated by the 109th Airlift Wing of the New York National Guard on August 18, 2026, at Camp Raven in Greenland. (US Air National Guard)

On Polar Geopolitics, Liselotte Odgaard discusses the new Greenland agreement, Arctic security, distributed Arctic deterrence, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s challenges in the region, and China and Russia’s growing interest in Greenland and the wider Arctic.

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Greenland as Linchpin for Distributed Arctic Deterrence

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