Greenland is located at the northern edge of the Arctic Circle and occupies a highly strategic geographic location. Its high latitude provides for early warning of missile launches from adversaries like Russia. Greenland forms the western component of the Greenland-Iceland-United-Kingdom (GUIK) Gap, a critical maritime chokepoint for monitoring surface and sub-surface naval activities in the North Atlantic. Its position in the Arctic Circle gives it access to the Arctic passages of commercial shipping and military vessels. With the continued change in the earth’s climate the Arctic region is providing more access to potential natural resources – minerals, natural gas, and oil. These geographic and environmental factors contribute to Greenland’s strategic relevance in the competition involving the major powers of the United States, Russia, and China.