• Strider@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    It’s not an easy say since Greenland is not a nato member, however it’s an autonomous state of Denmark, which is.

    Anyone’s guess, really.

    Edit: just as an addition I want to clarify I am trying to help answer the question. I wish peace for the world and especially Greenland.

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      Greenland is not a nato member

      That’s like saying your right arm isn’t a human.

      Greenland is simply a part of Denmark, so it is a NATO member.

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        9 days ago

        It’s actually not that easy. Parts of countries can be actually be part or not part of international agreements - Greenland for example is not part of the EU, Denmark as such is. Same goes for a lot,but not all, French oversea territories.

        In terms of Greenland this is actually bad for Greenland in hindsight as the EU defence accords are more far reaching as the NATO accords which take precedence, though.

        If a Member State is the victim of armed aggression on its territory, the other Member States shall have towards it an obligation of aid and assistance by all the means in their power, in accordance with Article 51 of the United Nations Charter. This shall not prejudice the specific character of the security and defence policy of certain Member States.

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        9 days ago

        I stated that factually. It’s not my opinion.

        If that’s not the case in this construct I might be wrong, fair enough.

        I am not an expert on this, I just looked up nato members and Greenland is not in there.

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      9 days ago

      But Denmark is deemed legally to protect its autonomy which is a nato country. It’s a strange case…

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      I know it’s not the best source from what I read on the Wikipedia article Greenland being a Autonomous territory of Denmark is apart of Denmark and therefore a NATO member

      Also found this article

      On 20 March 2023 Greenland send their own diplomat within Denmark’s group. So not only are they a Denmark Autonomous territory but they also have their own diplomat in NATO.