Superpowers Circle As Greenland Rises: Recent ISDP China Center Backgrounder featured by Dailyhunt
April 13, 2026: The ISDP backgrounder “Greenland: A New Frontier of Competition for the U.S., China and Russia?”, published by ISDP’s Stockholm China Center, was featured by the Indian news portal Dailyhunt.
“A recent backgrounder titled Greenland: A New Frontier of Competition for the U.S., China and Russia?, published by the Institute for Security and Development Policy (ISDP), lays out this shift in clear terms. The authors argue that Greenland’s importance rests on three converging factors: its role in Arctic security, its proximity to emerging maritime routes, and its large reserves of critical minerals.
At the core of Greenland’s strategic relevance is geography. The island sits between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic, placing it along the shortest routes for missiles and aircraft between Russia and North America. This makes it critical for early warning systems and surveillance.”