New agreement on defense investments in the Arctic is smaller than expected

Despite the government’s own desire for rapid armament and massive pressure from the United States, the decision on more central capabilities for defense in the Arctic and the North Atlantic has been postponed.

If anyone doubts that President Donald Trump is keeping an eye on Denmark, they can just think back to the poison arrow sent towards Copenhagen in January.

When Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen (V) negotiated with the Danish Parliament about investments in the Arctic and the North Atlantic, the US president mocked the prospect of more dog sleds in the Sirius Patrol.