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Trump wants Greenland. Europe’s tepid response is putting NATO and global security at risk
The Convesation, Vol.7 January 2026
2026
Abstract
Europe stands at a precipice. Following the US military operation in Venezuela, President Donald Trump and his close advisers have reiterated that Greenland – currently an autonomous territory of Denmark – will be next.
“We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security, and Denmark is not going to be able to do it,” Trump told reporters this week. “Let’s talk about Greenland in 20 days.”
The threat is not mere hyperbole. Trump has appointed Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, who publicly supports US annexation, as special envoy to Greenland.
And Katie Miller, wife of top Trump adviser Stephen Miller, recently posted an image of Greenland in US flag colours with the caption “SOON”.
These are not random provocations but coordinated pressure tactics against a sovereign territory.
Details
- Title
- Trump wants Greenland. Europe’s tepid response is putting NATO and global security at risk
- Authors
- Shannon Brincat - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sustainability Research ClusterJuan Zahir Naranjo Cáceres - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Law and Society
- Publication details
- The Convesation, Vol.7 January 2026
- Publisher
- Conversation Media Group
- Date published
- 2026
- DOI
- 10.64628/AA.rajve73hw
- ISSN
- 2201-5639
- Copyright note
- © The Conversation Media Group. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
- Organisation Unit
- Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; School of Law and Society; Sustainability Research Cluster
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991201650302621
- Output Type
- Magazine article
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