Jeff Landry's Op Ed in the New York Times today

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Greenland fits squarely within that doctrine. America’s adversaries already understand what many past U.S. administrations ignored: The Arctic is no longer peripheral to global affairs. Greenland sits roughly equidistant between Washington and Moscow. It hosts critical early-warning and missile-defense infrastructure and lies along Arctic shipping routes that China and Russia are aggressively seeking to exploit.

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The neglect of recent decades stands out as an alarming departure from a strategy that worked in containing the Soviet Union. The end of the Cold War did not end strategic competition, nor did it erase the threats posed by foreign adversaries.

While Russia and China rapidly expanded their icebreaker fleets and Arctic infrastructure, the United States allowed its readiness to erode. Today, America operates just three icebreakers as those two powers, mainly Russia, field more than 40 combined. These vessels are not built for symbolism; they are tools of influence and control.

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My mission as special envoy for Greenland is straightforward: to advance American national security while opening avenues of economic opportunity, including for states like Louisiana, where I am governor. That work means advising the president on strengthening America’s presence, deepening local partnerships and aligning U.S. Arctic strategy with today’s realities. Greenland has never been peripheral to America’s security. History proves it. Strategy demands it.

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