US EditionDenmark Names US as Security Threat for First Time
Denmark's intelligence report highlights U.S. uncertainty as Europe's security guarantor and rising Arctic competition involving the U.S., Russia, and China, amid hybrid threat concerns.
- On Wednesday, the Danish Defence Intelligence Service's annual risk assessment named the United States as a security concern for the first time, saying the U.S. is now using economic and technological strength as an instrument of power.
- Prompted by U.S. statements about Greenland, the Danish government installed a night-watch alert system after President Donald Trump's shift from outlandish remarks to economic persuasion alarmed Copenhagen, expert Rasmus Sinding Søndergaard said last month.
- Drone sightings and a September airport suspension underline immediate vulnerabilities, with Russia denying involvement while NATO allies allege hybrid warfare and the report naming Russia and China as challenges.
- The assessment immediately changes Denmark's threat outlook, as the report signals it faces more external threats than in many years and warns of espionage risks across the Kingdom of Denmark, even as Kenneth Howery renewed U.S.-Danish diplomatic ties on Monday.
- Heightened great‑power rivalry over Greenland and the Arctic suggests broader strategic stakes as the report said the United States' Arctic focus will accelerate competition with China and Russia, while Denmark's 9.4 billion kroner donation to Ukraine in 2026 links domestic policy to this landscape.
50 Articles
50 Articles
Danish intelligence has classified the United States as a potential security risk for the first time, Bloomberg reported. The agency announced its forecast on Wednesday, according to which the United States is currently willing to use its economic and technological superiority against its allies. According to Danish intelligence, "the United States is using its economic power, including the threat of high tariffs, to enforce its will, and does n…
FE has identified the US as a threat. From the American side, it is said that Denmark and the US share many concerns.
In its annual report, military intelligence in Copenhagen compares the United States with Russia and China and warns that Washington "does not exclude the use of military force even against its allies."
Denmark sees US as potential security concern
Denmark has labeled the United States as a potential security concern for the first time in an annual report released by one of its intelligence agencies, offering more evidence of the increasingly fraught transatlantic alliance between Europe and the US.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 48% of the sources lean Left
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
