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Greenland and Canada Threats

Concerns about Trump administration threatening Denmark over Greenland, potential for similar operations against allies, NATO Article 5 implications

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The prospect of a Trump-led administration aggressively targeting Greenland or Canada has sparked debate over whether traditional alliances like NATO remain a viable defense against American pressure. Some observers argue that these threats will force European allies to pursue independent nuclear capabilities, viewing independent "big stick" diplomacy as the only credible way to prevent a total loss of sovereignty. Meanwhile, skeptics dismiss the EU’s reliance on Article 5 as "naive idealism," warning that without a shift toward genuine military and economic autonomy, Denmark will be unable to resist a unilateral U.S. takeover. Recent provocations from Trump-aligned figures have only heightened this alarm, suggesting that current diplomatic structures are little more than aesthetic signifiers in the face of determined superpower aggression.

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Look for the same with Greenland or Canada next :/
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Given that the nukes topic came up ... Will the US/Trump be so aggressive if Denmark has a few nukes that can hit the US? Or at minimum sink a invading fleet? These actions by Trump are only reinforcing that we will see even more of a push for everybody to get their own nukes, even in Europe. People do not need to yell "bad trump", to have his actions result in decisions being pushed forward like this. Theodore: "speak softly and carry a big stick"... and nuke(s) is a BIG stick.
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That just sounds like more 'strongly worded letters' which never go anywhere and they never do anything about. It's over for the EU. They rested on their laurels for too long and cowardice rotted them from the inside. I don't think Denmark will put even a smidge of resistance up. Trump is going to bark some orders, boots are going to hit the ground and it's fait accompli .
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Any sort of pushback at all would be an improvement. Even now, the EU Commission is trying to 'defuse' the Greenland situation by trying to invoke NATO's fifth article, as if that's worth anything without the will of the USA behind it. You know, instead of like actually drawing out plans for a military alliance, economic retribution (remember all those sanctions against Big Tech which fell apart the moment Trump made even the slightest comment against them?) or… just about anything. Laws are worth even less than the paper they're written on, and no amount of naïve idealism (and calling it that is me being generous!) will change that. NATO membership is worthless other than as an aesthetic signifier.
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Not sure why this got downvoted; we're threatening it again, credibly enough that the Danish PM is telling them to shut up. Yesterday: > Adding to the alarm, Katie Miller, a right-wing podcast host and the wife of Trump adviser Stephen Miller, posted an image of Greenland superimposed with the American flag and the caption "SOON!" https://www.nbcnews.com/world/greenland/trump-venezuela-atta...