By Andrew Moran

It has often been said about President Trump that we should take him seriously, but not literally.

At home and abroad, the President has consistently made bold, brash promises of action - on some occasions he delivers, and others he does not. So, when Trump says he “needs” Greenland, it is difficult to determine how far he will go.

What we do know is that this week’s intervention in Venezuela has further weakened what was left of the rules-based international order created at the end of the Second World War. Invading another country’s sovereign territory and overthrowing its leader is seen by many as a breach of international law, and one which is difficult to justify, particularly given Trump’s motivations appear to have been primarily focused on oil and rare minerals rather than the removal of a dictator and the promotion of........

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