President Trump promises to ‘get Greenland’ with direct flight from US
Direct flights from the United States are starting to open as President Trump vows to “get Greenland.” What kind of reception will Americans receive?
For the first time, Danish intelligence said the United States is a potential threat to the national security of the country and the wider European region, as the Trump administration has signaled its intention to use economic and military coercion and pressure to “enforce its will” even against allies.
“The world’s great powers are increasingly prioritizing their own interests and using force to achieve their goals,” the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) country’s military intelligence agency said in its annual threat assessment released on December 10. The Danish Defense Intelligence Agency named Russia and China among the main countries posing a challenge to Denmark and Europe. However, in an unusual move, he singled out the United States, saying that “the role of the United States as a guarantor of European security” was “uncertain.”
“The United States uses economic power, including the threat of high tariffs, to enforce its will, and it no longer precludes the use of military force, even against allies,” the report said.
The U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen referred all questions about the Danish intelligence report to the U.S. State Department, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
President Donald Trump’s interest in controlling the resource-rich and strategically important Arctic island of Greenland, part of the Kingdom of Denmark, has exacerbated tensions between Copenhagen and Washington.
Denmark is one of the European countries that opposes the White House’s peace plan for Ukraine, which appears to favor Russia on important points, including the ceding of Ukrainian territory it had occupied by force to Russia.
Still, the report said Russia’s war against Ukraine is the main factor shaping Europe’s security environment. Denmark believes that the Russian military threat to NATO members will increase in the coming year, but does not currently see a threat of “regular military attacks” against Denmark.
