At Alaska forums, U.S. senators warn Greenland tensions are straining Arctic alliances

By: Jenni Monet

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: April 22, 2026

Words: 1,524

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago

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On Friday afternoon in downtown Anchorage, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, arrived at the Arctic Encounter Summit at the Dena’ina Convention Center, an annual gathering of policymakers, business leaders and international officials focused on Arctic strategy.

A day after welcoming news that two additional U.S. Coast Guard icebreakers would be homeported in the state — a development she has sought for decades – Murkowski struck a tempered tone.

“We got what we wanted,” she told …

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