It’s Time To Get Creative With Greenland |
Recent remarks by the Trump administration about Greenland have sparked a crisis with America’s NATO allies. And, of course, European states have exasperated President Donald Trump, and many conservatives, with their demands for indefinite U.S. support of Ukraine in its stalemated conflict with Russia.
It’s time to get creative.
A grand bargain could solve both problems together, with NATO members helping secure American interests in our hemisphere, in exchange for greater American help in theirs.
Trump has good reason to want Greenland, and countering Russia’s expansionism is among them, as Moscow builds its capabilities in the Arctic.
Greenland’s strategic position makes it difficult for the U.S. to countenance its continued administration by a small European state. Copenhagen has also foolishly said that it’s open to Greenlandic independence, which would simply put it up for grabs by China or Russia.
Aside from strategic and resource considerations, Trump’s enthusiasm for the........