{"id":131362,"date":"2025-09-24T09:42:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T09:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/?p=131362"},"modified":"2026-10-22T09:05:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T09:05:54","slug":"greenland-agreement-doesnt-really-give-the-us-many-more-rights-expert-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/greenland-agreement-doesnt-really-give-the-us-many-more-rights-expert-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenland agreement &#8216;doesn&#8217;t really give the US many more rights&#8217;, expert says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k4OL6UwxxqFnl6KjFya\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><p>\nAs the US, Denmark and Greenland itself sign an agreement on Greenland&#8217;s security, we&#8217;ve been asking what difference it will actually make. 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