{"id":13494,"date":"2026-01-07T05:47:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T05:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/well-defend-greenland-european-leaders-vow-as-us-suggests-it-could-take-military-action\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T05:47:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T05:47:47","slug":"well-defend-greenland-european-leaders-vow-as-us-suggests-it-could-take-military-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/well-defend-greenland-european-leaders-vow-as-us-suggests-it-could-take-military-action\/","title":{"rendered":"We’ll defend Greenland, European leaders vow – as US suggests it could take military action"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Using the military to take Greenland is “always an option” the White House says, amid mounting tension over Donald Trump’s plans for the territory.<\/p>\n

The US president<\/strong> has been vocal about his desire to annex the self-governing island, despite it being part of Denmark<\/strong> – a NATO ally.<\/p>\n

In recent days, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has warned that US military action to seize the territory would spell the end of NATO<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

And in a joint statement on Tuesday, European leaders including Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron said they will “not stop defending” Greenland’s territorial integrity.<\/p>\n

But a later statement from the White House showed no sign of toning down the rhetoric – and defended potentially taking a military approach, insisting it is “always an option” open to the president.<\/p>\n

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“President Trump has made it well known that acquiring Greenland<\/strong> ‌is a national security priority ‌of the United States, and it’s vital ​to deter our adversaries in the Arctic region,” it said.<\/p>\n

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“The ‍president and his team are discussing a range of options to pursue this important ‌foreign policy goal, ⁠and of course, utilizing the ‌US military is ‍always an option at the commander-in-chief’s disposal.”<\/p>\n

The foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland have requested a meeting with US secretary of state Marco Rubio.<\/p>\n

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Trump: We need Greenland<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fears that the US will act against Greenland have mounted following the arrest of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro<\/strong> in an audacious American raid on Caracas.<\/p>\n

Mr Trump has justified his actions on the international stage by citing the Monroe Doctrine – a US policy named after former president James Monroe, who asserted the right of his country to intervene in foreign affairs across the Americas in its own interest.<\/p>\n

And with the door left open to further interventions in the western hemisphere, the president has reiterated his territorial ambitions for Greenland.<\/p>\n

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On Monday, he spoke to Sky’s US partner network NBC News<\/strong> about Greenland, saying that “we need it for national security, right now”.<\/p>\n

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There’s an uncomfortable truth behind Trump’s Greenland grab<\/h4>\n
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Security and Defence Editor<\/p>\n

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The US president knows no European nation would seriously try to stop him by force because they would lose.<\/p>\n

He is also probably gambling that Washington could get away with an Arctic land grab, as the rest of NATO needs the US more than he needs them.<\/p>\n

Of course, diplomatic charm offensives or backroom deals may yet prevail, but the uncomfortable truth when it comes to Trump’s calculations is that he has a point.<\/p>\n

Decades of overreliance by most NATO nations on American fighting power, weapons, and technology mean the ability of the transatlantic alliance to defend itself without the US (let alone counter a threat from Washington) has become dangerously compromised.<\/p>\n

Read Deborah’s full analysis here<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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