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Stephen Miller’s recent appearance on Hannity made something plain to every patriotic American who’s been paying attention: the Arctic is the new frontier of strategic competition, and Greenland sits squarely in the eye of that storm. Miller argued bluntly that Greenland is essential to U.S. national security and framed its status as a matter of American defense and Arctic dominance, not metropolitan virtue signaling. The interview reminded viewers that real power protects real interests, and that rhetorical kowtowing to overseas elites won’t keep our shores safe.
When pressed elsewhere about whether force was on the table, Miller pointedly questioned Denmark’s claim and refused to pretend the question didn’t matter, insisting that “nobody’s going to fight the United States militarily over the future of Greenland.” That candid realism is exactly what too many career politicians lack—an appreciation for deterrence and the hard truths of geopolitics. Americans tired of hollow diplomacy should welcome officials who put national security ahead of scandal-averse niceties.
The controversy isn’t manufactured; it followed a social-media post by Katie Miller showing Greenland draped in an American flag with the word “SOON,” a provocation that lit up diplomatic nerves in Copenhagen and Brussels. The left and much of the foreign policy establishment leapt to label the idea reckless, but their outrage misses the point that the United States must think in strategic terms, not in hashtags or virtue-signaling press releases. If showing resolve stirs discomfort in distant capitals, perhaps that discomfort is earned.
European leaders predictably lined up to lecture the United States about sovereignty and alliances, issuing statements that Greenland “belongs to its people” while ignoring the reality of rising Chinese and Russian activity in the Arctic. Those speeches reveal an arrogance toward American interests; it’s easy to moralize when you’re not sitting on the map where great-power rivalry will play out. Washington owes our citizens a secure future in the Arctic, not an apology tour to placate Western bureaucrats.
Conservative realists have been warning about polar competition for years, and Miller’s bluntness reflects a rare willingness in Washington to call out strategic neglect. The administration’s posture—pushing for concrete steps to secure bases, resources, and lines of communication in the Arctic—is the kind of proactive policy that deters rivals and protects the homeland. If diplomacy can achieve a peaceful transfer or partnership that strengthens American security, that should be pursued; if not, showing strength is the only reliable insurance policy.
There are sober, practical conservative voices even within our own party urging prudence, and that’s healthy; buying Greenland, courting Greenlandic self-determination, and building infrastructure are preferable to rash adventurism. But those who reflexively denounce any talk of American primacy ignore why the Founders wanted a strong republic—because liberty requires strength. We should expect our leaders to explore every lawful, advantage-building avenue to keep America first.
The media and international scolds will scream about norms and NATO, but the only norm that matters on the eve of great-power competition is that a sovereign nation defends its people and strategic interests. For too long the foreign-policy establishment trusted institutions and alliances to a fault while adversaries quietly eroded America’s footing around the globe. It’s time to put the interests of hardworking American families and our servicemen and women ahead of platitudes from aloof capitals.
If Washington finally chooses resolve over retreat, conservatives should rally behind a plan that prioritizes diplomacy, orderly transfer of responsibilities where possible, and robust defense preparation otherwise. This isn’t about imperial fantasies; it’s about ensuring the United States remains the guarantor of Western security in a new and dangerous strategic environment. Patriots should demand serious, effective policy that protects our nation and our posterity.
