What if the U.S. got Greenland?
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22.05.26 / Wien / Globale Dynamiken / Europäische Sicherheit und Verteidigung
The AIES, together with the Vienna Institute for Global Studies (VIGS) and the Vienna School of International Studies (Diplomatische Akademie Wien), is happy to invite you to our upcoming event:
What if the U.S. got Greenland?
Reflections on NATO, European Security, International Law and the Arctic Future
Welcome:
Martin Eichtinger
(Director, Vienna School of International Studies)
Opening remarks:
Zoltan Acs
(Director, Vienna Institute for Global Studies-VIGS)
Panellists:
Lassi Heininen, Finland
(Professor em.; Adjunct Graduate Faculty Member, Trent University, Ontario; Editor, Arctic Yearbook)
Caroline Kennedy-Pipe, United Kingdom
(Professor of War Studies, Loughborough University)
Kenneth R. Rosen, United States
(Independent journalist and war correspondent; Author of Polar War: Submarines, Spies, and the Struggle for Power in a Melting Arctic)
Jens Wendel-Hansen, Denmark
(Senior Researcher, School of Culture and Society-Center for Grundtvik Studies, Copenhagen)
Moderation:
Michael Zinkanell
(Director, Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy-AIES)
Date: 22nd of May 2026
Time: 17:00 CET
Festsaal, Vienna School of International Studies
Favoritenstraße 15a, 1040 Vienna
This engaging and timely panel discussion explores one of today’s most provocative geopolitical scenarios.
Recent public debate surrounding the possibility that the United States might acquire Greenland, an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark, has sparked strong reactions from leaders in Greenland, Denmark, and across Europe. The discussion has exposed underlying tensions within NATO between alliance cohesion and national sovereignty, while raising profound questions about international law, transatlantic relations, and power politics in the Arctic region.
As climate change accelerates and geopolitical competition intensifies, the Arctic is emerging as a strategic frontier. Greenland sits at the center of evolving conversations on European security, NATO credibility, and the balance between sovereignty and strategic interests.
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