US EditionTrump Is Desperate to Take Greenland. Can NATO Defend Itself — and Is It Willing To?
Trump pressures for U.S. control over Greenland, risking NATO unity; Denmark plans $13.8 billion defense boost amid talks of possible military options, analysts warn of alliance strain.
- Earlier this week, President Donald Trump intensified calls to bring Greenland under U.S. control, while the White House weighs options including military action amid Denmark's public warnings.
- Strategic Arctic value and political ties to Europe underpin the dispute as Greenland, the world's largest island, holds rich mineral resources, while any U.S. forceful claim would face NATO and European governments' opposition.
- NATO data show the United States far outmatches other members militarily with 1.3 million personnel versus 2.1 million in the rest of the alliance, while Turkey holds 481,000 troops.
- On Tuesday evening Denmark said it would rearm Greenland, allocating 88 billion kroner, while Edward R. Arnold expects gradual U.S. troop increases, warning this could risk severe NATO fallout.
- Shea told CNBC that European governments could exert nonmilitary pressure, including economic measures or restricting U.S. base access, but would want to avoid a clash that 'would spell the end of NATO and of U.S. support for Ukraine.
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Several NATO member states are advocating for a joint mission in Greenland. This NATO mission would defuse the thorny issue the alliance is grappling with, after US President Donald Trump reiterated this week his intention to annex Greenland. The mission even has a name: "Arctic Sentry."
Donald Trump has shown us who he is, Greenland should be worried
Donald Trump’s renewed threat to seize Greenland by force marks a chilling break with international law and NATO solidarity, says Brendan O'Hara, the chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Greenland.
NATO's Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, US General Alexus Grinkevich, said today that "NATO is far from a crisis situation" after US President Donald Trump's threat to seize Greenland, an autonomous territory of NATO member Denmark.
'It would snap our threads': Veteran offers grim prediction about Trump Greenland invasion
A proposed military action against Greenland would "crumble alliance" with NATO nations and spells disaster for public approval, a veteran has warned. The White House has suggested acquiring Greenland is a matter of national security, and that they would move to take over the country. This has been met with opposition from both Greenland's officials and Danish members of parliament. Donald Trump and members of the administration are keen to take…
By Christian Edwards, CNN. For Europe, Donald Trump's return to the White House has been a breeding ground for uncertainty. His administration's threat to annex Greenland, an autonomous part of Denmark, has plunged NATO into an unprecedented situation: an alliance based on collective defense—where an attack on one is an attack on all—now faces the possibility of one member attacking another. The White House announced Tuesday that the president i…
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