"In a late-night Truth Social post, the president announces that the Danish territory is now an American "protectorate." Because neither Denmark nor its European allies possess the military force to prevent the United States from taking the island, they are powerless to resist Trump's dubious claim. And as the leading member of NATO claims the sovereign territory of another state, the alliance is paralyzed."
"This chain of events, which some Danish officials and security experts proposed to us in recent months, may have seemed faintly ridiculous as of last Friday. By the weekend-after the toppling of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Trump's ensuing insistence that the United States now "runs" Venezuela-it seemed far less so. For months, Danes have anxiously imagined an audacious move by the Trump administration to annex Greenland, whether by force, coercion, or an attempt"
Danish officials believe Donald Trump could seize Greenland by declaring the Danish territory an American protectorate, leaving Denmark and European allies unable to militarily stop the move. The United States' superior force and a presidential assertion of possession could paralyze NATO and make resistance futile. Concerns intensified after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Trump's comments that the United States "runs" Venezuela, and after a pro-Trump social media post showed Greenland under a U.S. flag. Danes have worried about annexation by force, coercion, or economic inducements to local residents tied to mining interests. Danish leaders now treat the threats as credible.
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