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Trump calls Greenland vital for U.S. security, raising NATO Article 5 concerns as Denmark and Greenland reject the acquisition bid amid strategic rivalry with Russia and China.
- This past week, President Donald Trump intensified his drive to acquire Greenland, autonomous territory of Denmark, calling it an `absolute necessity` for U.S. security and alarming NATO allies.
- Strategic drivers include control over the Northern Sea Route, Northwest Passage, and Greenland's minerals, with analysts T.G. Suresh and C. Raja Mohan citing new U.S. unilateralism over alliance-based security.
- European capitals responded with contingency planning and trade measures after the episode tested NATO's Article 5 pledge, including a threatened 10% tariff on eight countries announced on January 17 and later canceled.
- Commentators say the dispute could weaken NATO cohesion and credibility, while European leaders appear willing to seek pragmatic deals keeping the U.S. engaged and preserving Denmark's dignity.
- With Arctic importance rising, the Arctic region’s strategic value in shipping and resources draws major-power competition as Russia watches closely and U.S.-Russia ties influence long-term rivalry.
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Africa: Coming Home to Roost
Column - The conversation surrounding former President Donald Trump's cavalier and intransigent insistence on acquiring Greenland because "the US needs it for national security" is a stark, almost clinical, illustration of a long-brewing hypocrisy.
Trump’s Greenland Takeover Could Be Silicon Valley’s Libertarian Dream Come True
There are any number of reasons why Donald Trump is obsessed with annexing Greenland, an autonomous territory that belongs to the Kingdom of Denmark. From a strategic perspective, the world’s largest island could serve as a perch to assert American military might in the Arctic Circle and establish trade routes in the region to compete with Russia and China. Plus, Greenland itself is rich in natural resources ranging from oil to iron ore to rare …
Trump’s Greenland ambitions could wreck 20th-century alliances that helped build the modern world order
Trump’s Greenland ambitions could wreck 20th-century alliances that helped build the modern world order Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen at a protest against Trump’s Greenland policy in front of the US consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, Jan. 17, 2026. AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka Donald Heflin, Tufts University Make Denmark angry. Make Norway angry. Make NATO’s leaders angry. President Donald Trump’s relentless and escalating drive to …
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