The September 2026 trilateral security agreement signed by the United States, Denmark, and Greenland expanded American military basing rights, overflight access, and veto authority over adversary investments while explicitly preserving Danish sovereignty and Greenland’s self-determination rights. This outcome followed months of negotiations after earlier acquisition threats and directly addressed strategic Arctic concerns without any territorial transfer or purchase. With parliamentary ratification processes underway and only three months remaining in 2026, the absence of active annexation talks or legislative pathways has produced near-unanimous trader consensus against acquisition. Late-year developments such as a sudden Danish policy reversal, Greenlandic independence referendum, or major geopolitical escalation could theoretically reopen discussions, though these remain low-probability scenarios given the deal’s framework.