free association
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Greenland’s leaders and polls indicate a preference to remain with Denmark, despite U.S. interest in a compact of free association.
The compacts of free association with the Marshall Islands, Micronesia and Palau were negotiated to resolve a specific historical reality.
Would the compact of free association model work with Greenland?
A point of comparison is the Marshall Islands, which recently renewed a so-called compact of free association with the U.S.
One approach discussed by both Americans and Greenlanders who are open to alignment with the U.S. is a “compact of free association,” like ones between the U.S. and small Pacific Island nations.
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