Vanilla Mathiassen (L), a Danish teacher of the village, does physical exercises with a student on a sports bar at the small school of Kapisillit, Greenland, in February 13, 2026. In many remote settlements in Greenland, where isolation is a constant burden, residents rely entirely on internet or phone connections to access healthcare or reach the outside world. But Greenland's fragile and costly telecom network is vulnerable to the harsh climate, and recent US and Russian geopolitical tensions have heightened experts' concerns about its weakness. (Photo by Florent VERGNES / AFP via Getty Images)