On day one, he put the world on notice. “Nothing will stand in our way,” President Donald Trump declared, to thunderous applause, as he ended his inauguration speech in a cold Washington winter on this day last year, at the start of his second term. Did the world fail to take enough notice? Tucked into his speech was a mention of the 19th Century doctrine of “manifest destiny” – the idea that the US was divinely ordained to expand its territory across the continent, spreading American ideals. At that moment, the Panama Canal was in his sights. “We’re taking it back,” Trump announced. Now that same declaration, expressed with absolute resolve, is directed at Greenland.
Lyse Doucet: Trump is shaking the world order more than any president since WW2
