European NATO allies — including France, Germany, Sweden, Norway, the U.K., and others — have started sending small military contingents to Greenland, joining Danish forces for military exercises and preparations in the Arctic.
These deployments are part of a Danish-led exercise known as Operation Arctic Endurance, designed to strengthen allied readiness in the high Arctic, improve surveillance, and reinforce collective defense capabilities.
Europe’s military role and NATO cooperation illustrate deepening concern over Arctic security and the future of the alliance amid differing U.S. and European perspectives.