Heinrichs calls the agreement a “huge win” and “big improvement for the alliance”
Rebeccah HeinrichsSenior fellow at the Hudson Institute focusing on nuclear deterrence and missile defense, on her X account
On X, Hudson Institute senior fellow Rebeccah Heinrichs called the announced agreement a "huge win for the United States and @POTUS," said Denmark and Greenland were "leaning in and working hard for shared security against our adversaries," and called it a "big improvement for the alliance for decades to come."
“Huge win for the United States and @POTUS. And we can see Denmark and Greenland leaning in and working hard for shared security against our adversaries. Big improvement for the alliance for decades to come.”
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Trump’s “permanent control” description of the announced U.S.-Denmark-Greenland security agreement
On September 18, 2026, President Donald Trump announced an agreement with Denmark and Greenland that he said gives the United States “permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland.” Danish and Greenlandic officials initially described an expected agreement and emphasized sovereignty and self-determination. On September 22, the White House published an agreement text dated that day. It reaffirms Denmark’s sovereignty and Greenland’s right to self-determination; provides for U.S. defense areas and access under stated procedures; bars non-NATO states from establishing military installations unless the parties agree otherwise; and has no end date. The text says it enters into force only after diplomatic notice of necessary parliamentary procedures. The dispute remains over how Trump’s “permanent control” description compares with the document’s terms.
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Heinrichs's post on her official X account. The post is timestamped 22:58:59 UTC.
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Heinrichs posted the evening of September 18, hours after Trump's Truth Social announcement.
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The agreement's text was not yet public when she posted.
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Relative to Trump's "permanent control" description of the announced U.S.-Denmark-Greenland security agreement, Heinrichs endorses the agreement outright as a "huge win" and an improvement for the alliance, without qualification or dispute of Trump's description.
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