A diplomatic crisis has erupted within NATO as Donald Trump moves to punish European allies for blocking his takeover of Greenland. With an emergency EU meeting called and protests in Copenhagen, leaders condemn the move as “blackmail.”
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By leveraging tariffs against European allies to force the issue of Greenland, the Trump administration is signaling that the Arctic is the new frontier of ‘America First’ foreign policy.
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The arrival of German and French boots on Greenland’s soil transforms a diplomatic dispute into a tangible geopolitical standoff within the NATO alliance.
President Donald Trump has warned that the U.S. may acquire Greenland “the hard way” to counter Russian and Chinese influence in the Arctic. While Denmark and Greenland insist the territory is not for sale, Trump maintains that full ownership is vital for American national security.
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