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Trump Signs US-Denmark-Greenland Agreement, Strengthening the Arctic Security Landscape

Trump Signs US-Denmark-Greenland Agreement, Strengthening the Arctic Security Landscape

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September 22nd, 2026

Trump Signs US-Denmark-Greenland Agreement, Strengthening the Arctic Security Landscape

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President Donald Trump of the United States has concluded an agreement with Denmark and Greenland aimed at bolstering security in the Arctic and North Atlantic region and at easing the tensions that flared abruptly after the former repeatedly called for Greenland to be incorporated into the United States.

美利坚合众国总统唐纳德·特朗普与丹麦及格陵兰缔结了一项协议,其旨在于强化北极与北大西洋地区的安全保障,并缓解因前者屡次呼吁将格陵兰纳入美国版图而骤然升温的紧张态势。

The signing ceremony, held on Tuesday on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, took place only several days after Trump announced the agreement.

于周二在纽约联合国大会间隙所举行的签字仪式,乃是在特朗普宣布该协议数日之后方才进行的。

The agreement is intended to bolster the American military presence on this vast, ice-bound island, which remains under Danish control.

该协议意在强化美国在这片广袤而冰冷的岛屿上的军事存在,而该岛仍处于丹麦的控制之下。

"This is a tremendous boon for Europe, for the United States, and for everyone," Trump remarked prior to the signing of the agreement.

“这对欧洲、对美国、对所有人而言,皆是一桩莫大的幸事,”特朗普于协议签署前如是说。

"For Greenland, this will prove nothing short of extraordinary."

“对格陵兰来说,这将是令人难以置信的。”

For months, Trump has repeatedly declared his desire for Greenland to become part of the United States, and has threatened to seize this semi-autonomous territory from Denmark, a NATO ally.

数月来,特朗普屡屡声言希望格陵兰成为美国的一部分,并扬言要从北约盟友丹麦手中攫取这一半自治领地。

On Tuesday, when pressed on whether the acquisition of Greenland by the United States had been ruled out, he said not a word.

周二,当被追问美国获取格陵兰一事是否已被排除时,他未置一词。

Officials from the United States, Greenland, and Denmark have engaged in months of closed-door consultations, endeavoring to formulate a solution that would address the array of security concerns raised by Trump regarding this island so abundant in mineral resources.

美国、格陵兰与丹麦的官员历经数月闭门磋商,力图拟定一项解决方案,以回应特朗普针对这座矿产资源丰饶之岛所提出的一系列安全关切。

Trump's covetous designs on Greenland have strained relations within NATO, prompting Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to warn that any American takeover of the island would amount to nothing less than a declaration of the Atlantic Alliance's demise.

特朗普对格陵兰的觊觎令北约内部关系趋于紧绷,丹麦首相梅特·弗雷泽里克森警告称,美国倘若接管该岛,则无异于宣告大西洋联盟的终结。

This standoff has left many among Greenland's roughly 56,000 inhabitants deeply alarmed, and has driven a wedge between the United States and Denmark together with its EU partners, who have in turn stepped up security exercises and financial support on the island.

这场对峙令格陵兰约5.6万居民中的众多人士倍感惶遽,亦在美国与丹麦及其欧盟伙伴之间楔入裂隙;后者遂强化了在该岛的安全演习与资金扶持。

Both trade and the prospect of resource extraction give cause for anxiety about Greenland's future: roughly two-thirds of its territory lies within the Arctic Circle, and it is precisely there that melting sea ice is opening up ever more shipping lanes.

贸易往来与对资源攫取的期许,二者皆构成人们对格陵兰前途忧思的诱因:其约三分之二的疆域坐落于北极圈以内,而海冰的消融恰于彼处开辟出愈发繁多的航运通道。

For decades, the United States has consistently occupied a pivotal position in Greenland; nevertheless, since 1945 its military presence there has been whittled down from several thousand troops dispersed across 17 bases and installations to a mere 200 or so personnel stationed at the remote Pituffik Space Base in the northwest.

美国数十年来在格陵兰始终占据举足轻重的地位,然而自1945年以来,其在格陵兰的军事存在已由遍布17个基地和设施的数千名士兵,缩减至西北部偏远皮图菲克太空基地的约200名士兵。

This installation furnishes support for the missile warning, missile defense, and space surveillance operations conducted by the United States and NATO.

该基地为美国及北约的导弹预警、导弹防御与太空监视行动提供支撑。

Speaking before the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday morning, Trump disclosed numerous details of the agreement.

特朗普于周二上午在联合国大会发表讲话之际,披露了该协议的诸多细节。

"We will immediately begin the process of deploying a substantial military presence at suitable locations," he stated, a move that encompasses "the construction of two critically important military bases."

“我们将即刻着手在适当地点推进大规模军事存在的部署进程,”他表示,其中涵盖“兴建两座至关重要的军事基地”。

Last year, the Danish parliament approved a bill permitting the United States to establish military bases on Danish territory, thereby expanding upon a military agreement concluded with the Biden administration in 2023—an accord that granted US forces extensive rights to use Danish air bases.

丹麦议会于去年批准了一项法案,准许美国在丹麦领土上设立军事基地,此举拓展了2023年与拜登政府缔结的军事协议;该协议赋予美军广泛使用丹麦空军基地的权利。

Trump had previously insisted that the United States urgently needed to "seize Greenland" in order to forestall Russia or China from beating it to the punch.

特朗普此前曾坚称,美国亟需“拿下格陵兰”,以遏止俄罗斯或中国捷足先登。

Although Trump professed a preference for "striking a deal" over the territory, he was quick to add: "We're going to get Greenland one way or the other."

尽管特朗普声称他更倾向于就该领土“达成协议”,但他旋即补充道:“无论如何,我们都会得到格陵兰。”

The agreement, which the Danish government disclosed after it was signed, permits Washington to "modernize and expand" its activities at the Pituffik Space Base in northwestern Greenland.

丹麦政府于签署之后所披露的协议,准许华盛顿对其坐落于格陵兰西北部的皮图菲克太空基地之活动予以“现代化并扩大”。

The agreement further stipulates that the United States is permitted to establish "defense areas" at Narsarsuaq in the south and Mestersvig in the east, and that it "may establish additional defense areas in Greenland and strengthen its military operations or installations."

该协议进一步载明,美国得以在南部纳萨尔苏瓦克及东部梅斯特斯维格设立“防务区”,且“可以在格陵兰设立更多防务区,并加强其军事行动或设施”。

Washington is expected to award contracts for goods and services related to the establishment, maintenance, or dismantling of such bases "to Greenlandic sources to the greatest extent possible."

华盛顿理应将与设立、维护或拆除此类基地相关的商品和服务合同“尽可能最大限度地授予格陵兰来源”。

The agreement obliges the United States to enjoy broad military mobility capabilities on Greenlandic territory, encompassing what are termed "subsea corridors."

该协议责成美国在格陵兰领土上享有广泛的军事机动权能,涵盖所谓“海底通道”。

Unless the signatories reach a separate agreement, no non-NATO country may establish "its own manned or unmanned military facilities" within Greenland's territory, nor maintain a "persistent" military presence.

除非签署方另行达成合意,否则任何非北约国家均不得在格陵兰境内设立“自己的有人或无人军事设施”,亦不得维持“持续”军事存在。

The agreement has "no termination date"; should Greenland opt for independence, it would agree to remain within NATO and to assume the rights enjoyed and the obligations borne by Denmark under the agreement.

该协议“没有终止日期”,倘若格陵兰选择独立,它将同意继续留在北约,并承接丹麦在该协议下所享有的权利与所承担的义务。

Mikkel Runge Olsen, a senior researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies, points out that through this agreement, Greenland and Denmark have gained the possibility of "ending the crisis without sacrificing sovereignty," while the agreement secured by the United States is "somewhat more favourable" compared with the existing defence treaty.

丹麦国际研究所高级研究员米克尔·龙格·奥尔森指出,格陵兰与丹麦藉由该协议获得了“在不牺牲主权的情况下结束危机”的可能性,而美国所获之协议相较现行防务条约则“略为有利”。

Nevertheless, he candidly acknowledged that the overall relationship among the United States, Denmark, and Greenland "is likely to remain haunted by this affair long after Trump leaves office, and that the crisis may also inflict significant and enduring damage on the broader transatlantic relationship."

然而,他坦言,美国、丹麦与格陵兰之间的整体关系“很可能在特朗普卸任后许久仍为此事所萦绕,而这场危机亦可能对更广泛的跨大西洋关系造成重大而持久的负面影响”。

He further observed, "Trust that has already been lost cannot be rebuilt without decades of effort."

他进一步指出:“已然丧失的信任,非数十年之功无以重建。”

On Tuesday, Frederiksen characterized the agreement as one "that can endure in perpetuity," asserting that its benefits extend to the United States, Greenland, Denmark, and indeed the broader NATO alliance.

弗雷泽里克森于周二将该协议界定为一项“可以永久持续的协议”,并断言其裨益所及,涵盖美国、格陵兰、丹麦乃至更广泛的北约联盟。

"Mr. President, you have made it abundantly clear: you will not tolerate rivals encroaching too close," she said.

“总统先生,您已然昭示得再明晰不过:您断不容许对手过分逼近,”她说道。

"I have no objection to that whatsoever."

“我对此毫无异议。”

Greenland's Prime Minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, extolled the arrangement as "a win-win-win agreement."

格陵兰总理延斯-弗雷德里克·尼尔森将此项安排誉为“一项三赢协议”。

"Your security is our security," he said, "and our security is nothing other than your security."

“你们的安全,亦即我们的安全,”他说,“而我们的安全,亦无非你们的安全。”

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