Some of Trumps threats to take over Greenland, Canada, and the Panama Canal are based on actual U.S. strategic goals. Others are just idiotic.
The newly inaugurated president held forth on multiple foreign policy issues on Saturday, from Greenland to Canada to the war between Israel and Hamas.
Following the Danish example and hoping that playing along will win us favours is unlikely to produce significant dividends. If Trump’s bluster and threats force Canadian leaders to realize this and to reconsider the nature of their relationship with our southern partner,
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen appealed for a more united Europe committed to stronger defence during a visit to Berlin on Tuesday. "We need a stronger and a more resolute Europe, standing increasingly in its own right,
President Trump reportedly held a “fiery” call with Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen over the president’s insistence that U.S. control of Greenland is necessary for American national
"Frederiksen said she had emphasized that the vast Arctic island — an autonomous part of the kingdom of Denmark — was not for sale, while noting America’s 'big interest' in it" — but according to other European officials privy to the call,
Speaking alongside Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in Berlin on Tuesday, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz once again condemned all territorial expansionist ambitions, regardless of who pursues them.
President Donald Trump made another pitch for the United States buying Greenland, saying “it’s for protection of the free world.” The president also reiterated his belief that Canada would be better off if it became the 51st state.
I think we’ll get Greenland because it’s about the freedom of the world,” Trump told reporters, adding that the island’s 57,000 residents “want to be with us.” According to Trump, it would be “a very unfriendly act” if Denmark refused to allow the US to acquire Greenland,
U.S. President Donald Trump aggressively defended his plans to take over Greenland in a phone wall with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Jan. 24. In the weeks leading up to his inauguration,
What drives the United States’ bold geopolitical ambitions toward Greenland and Canada? It boils down to economic and national security.