(PJ Media)—The Defense Department has plans to align Greenland closer to the mainland United States and away from Europe in its operational defense commands.
Greenland is being shifted from European Command’s (EUCOM) jurisdiction to Northern Command (NORTHCOM), which is responsible for overseeing the security of North America, Politico has reported.
The change in command jurisdictions will symbolically and operationally split Denmark, which will remain in EUCOM, from its Arctic territory in North America, in what may be seen in Brussels as a provocative act.
“From the perspective of geography, the move makes some sense,” a DOD official told Politico, adding, “From a political perspective, however, this clearly is going to worry Europe.”
The move is part of a broader review of the Pentagon’s Unified Command Plan, which divides the globe into six geographic areas of responsibility. It is intended to elevate Greenland’s priority in defense planning in Washington, DOD officials told the publication.
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