US EditionTrump’s Greenland ambitions could wreck 20th-century alliances that helped build the modern world order
President Trump's pursuit of Greenland and tariff threats have angered Denmark and European allies, prompting protests and risking disruption of NATO and global trade, experts say.
- On March 15, 2025, President Donald Trump’s renewed bid to acquire Greenland unnerved allied leaders and sparked protests by around 1,000 Greenlanders.
- Observers point to the administration's America First stance, with Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth making remarks that heightened tensions with longtime allies.
- Europe's threatened trade retaliation could hit distant exporters like New Zealand, where NZ exporters face uncertainty over demand and prices, and Economist Cameron Bagrie warns costs will reach consumers.
- The dispute risks straining NATO's cohesion and impairing its functioning, while tariff threats signal a deeper unravelling of the rules-based trading order critical to Denmark and European allies.
- For importers, retaliatory tariffs could raise costs for machinery and consumer goods, while commentators say the episode exemplifies a broader shift in U.S. ally policy under the second Trump administration.
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Trump’s Greenland ambitions could wreck 20th-century alliances that helped build the modern world order
French Gen. Jean de Rochambeau and American Gen. George Washington giving final orders in late 1781 for the battle at Yorktown, where British defeat ended the War of Independence. Pierce Archive LLC/Buyenlarge via Getty ImagesMake Denmark angry. Make Norway angry. Make NATO’s leaders angry. President Donald Trump’s relentless and escalating drive to acquire Greenland from Denmark, whose government – along with that of Greenland – emphatically re…
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS DESK – Donald Trump’s annexationist ambitions regarding Greenland have been met with a commitment from NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to mediate a solution and a firmer response from the European Union, which warns that its reaction will be “proportional.” The various parties may […]
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