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6 events over the last 56 published days.

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Risk index
12/100
Calm
Over 7 days
= stable
Over 30 days
= stable
Rank
122nd of 231 countries tied
Updated
24 Oct.

Travel advisories 12/70
Canada: Exercise normal security precautions · United States: level 2 of 4

Right now 0/30
No particular event under way.

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Days in the newsMentioned on 6 of 56 days
30 Aug.24 Oct.

October 2026 1 event

16 October 2026 World

Greenland: Parliament targets ban on deep-sea mining

Greenland's Parliament adopted Thursday a proposal to ban deep-sea mining until 2029. This autonomous Danish territory fears the consequences of this activity on the marine environment.

September 2026 5 events

30 September 2026 Geopolitics Denmark

Agreement on Greenland signed on September 22

Denmark, Greenland and the United States signed an agreement on September 22 regarding Greenland. An opinion piece presents it as a counterpoint to the diplomacy conducted by those close to Donald Trump in the Middle East.

22 September 2026 Geopolitics Denmark

Agreement on Greenland between Denmark and the United States

The Prime Minister of Greenland, his Danish counterpart and the President of the United States are to sign an agreement on the status of the Arctic territory on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

20 September 2026 Geopolitics United States

Greenland agreement: Trump obtains 'permanent security control'

Denmark and the United States concluded an agreement on Greenland after months of Donald Trump's annexation threats, with NATO hailing the compromise. The American president claims this will give the United States 'permanent security control' over the territory, while Copenhagen and Nuuk assert that their sovereignty is not compromised.

19 September 2026 Geopolitics Denmark

US-Danish agreement on Greenland security

Donald Trump announced an agreement with Denmark and Greenland giving him "permanent control" over the security of this Arctic territory, preventing any Washington "adversary" from establishing a military presence there. Denmark welcomed an agreement "good for NATO and Europe", ending the dispute born from American annexation ambitions. The agreement is to be signed next week at the UN General Assembly.

8 September 2026 Geopolitics Denmark

European Union strengthens support for Greenland amid American threats

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited Nuuk on September 6 and 7 to propose 200 million euros in aid over two years to the autonomous Danish territory, eight months after American threats of annexation. The EU thus seeks to tighten its links with Greenland.

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