"Donald Trump's latest attempt to seize Greenland shows that the president is willing to use US force to determine international borders, even at the expense of sovereignty. Western allies NATO countries included publicly formed a united front, but private messages have revealed a more deferential approach to dealing with Trump. This latest crisis may have been averted, but the question remains: Does the so-called rules-based international order apply to Trump?"
"Contributors: Louise Bokkenheuser Writer and editor Branko Marcetic Staff writer, Jacobin Anchal Vohra Columnist, Foreign Policy Ulrich Bruckner Professor for European studies, Stanford University"
Donald Trump's attempt to acquire Greenland signaled a willingness to consider using U.S. force to influence international borders, prioritizing strategic interests over the sovereignty of territories. NATO and other Western governments publicly presented a unified rejection, while private communications revealed more accommodating and deferential stances toward Trump. Diplomatic friction rose even as immediate crisis conditions eased. The episode raised doubts about whether established norms and the rules-based international order constrain U.S. presidential behavior. Allies must reconcile public commitments to collective principles with private practices of engagement and risk management when dealing with unilateral U.S. actions.
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