• Skua@kbin.earth
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        It’s a bit of a weird edge case. They’re part of some EU things but not others, having actively chosen to withdraw from the European Communities (predecessor to the EU) in the 80s

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        They’re not though. They’re some kind of independent territory of Denmark and they have special trading privileges with the EU, but a simple Google search will tell you they’re not part of it.

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          Yup, but an attack on Greenland (for an example) is an attack on the Kingdom of Denmark. And thus is treated as such.

          Basically, Greenland gets to run itself, for the most part. But anything external goes through DK.

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            It could be treated as such. It could also not be. They don’t have the legal framework that membership provides.

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              They are part of Denmark and therefor goes under it’s protection.

              If they didn’t, Greenland would have been pick off a long time ago.

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                Under Denmark’s protection (whatever that is worth) yes, but is, for example, Bulgaria going to militarily support a non-member independent nation? Maybe. They’re not obligated to.

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                  As I said, by proxy Greenland is also under NATO protection as long they are part of Denmark.