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Historically, Greenland was named by Norse explorer Erik the Red in a bid to attract settlers during his exile from Iceland. Although its first European settlements didn’t thrive, the Norse influence and later Danish colonization shaped its trajectory. It took until the 20th century, specifically around the Cold War era, for Greenland to be crucially integrated into global military strategies, as its location provided a strategic vantage point in the NATO defense network.