The best line of Donald Trump’s speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos was his pledge that the United States would not use force to seize Greenland. But the best news of the day was the announcement a short time later that the United States had reached a “framework” deal with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Arctic security, and the US president was therefore rescinding the tariffs against Denmark and several other European countries that Trump had announced just days earlier. While the details of the deal are still emerging, it may be that when faced with Denmark’s and Greenland’s resistance to US threats, European solidarity against those threats, unease in financial markets, and significant congressional unhappiness with the United States bullying a loyal ally, Trump decided to take a win on Arctic security and forgo a needless fight on Greenland’s sovereignty.
By taking a win on Greenland, Trump set US and allied security in the Arctic on a better path (Daniel Fried – Atlantic Council)
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