"Trump's long-running fixation on acquiring Greenland, an autonomous territory of NATO member Denmark, has escalated into a transatlantic imbroglio, with threats of sweeping new tariffs and even taking Greenland by military force rattling stock markets. Speaking at a White House media briefing on Tuesday to mark one year since his second-term inauguration, he said Greenland was imperative for national and world security."
"Greenland is the world's largest island, located mostly within the Arctic Circle between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans. Geographically, it is part of North America, lying northeast of Canada and west of Iceland, but politically it is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. Approximately 80 percent of Greenland is covered by the Greenland ice sheet, the second-largest body of ice on Earth."
US President Donald Trump traveled to Davos for the World Economic Forum as Greenland became a central geopolitical and economic issue. Trump intensified efforts to acquire Greenland, an autonomous territory of NATO member Denmark, and threatened sweeping tariffs and even military action, unsettling stock markets. The White House briefing called Greenland imperative for national and world security and warned multiple European countries they would face rising tariffs unless they backed the proposed takeover. European leaders cautioned the dispute could trigger a trade war and damage NATO. Greenland lies mostly within the Arctic Circle, is geographically part of North America, and is largely covered by the Greenland ice sheet.
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