US in closely-guarded talks to open new bases in Greenland

US officials are holding negotiations with Denmark to expand the US military presence in Greenland, a semi-autonomous part of Denmark. Talks between the two sides are progressing, with the US seeking to open new bases in southern Greenland. The bases would focus on surveillance of potential Russian and Chinese maritime activity in the GIUK Gap, an area between Greenland, Iceland, and the United Kingdom. Denmark has expressed a willingness to discuss additional American military bases in Greenland.