It would be an “unprecedented act of strategic self-harm”

It would be an “unprecedented act of strategic self-harm”

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made a scathing criticism of the President of Donald Trump threatens to take Greenland in a Senate speech Wednesday, warning it would be an “unprecedented act of self-harm” and “more disastrous” for his legacy than withdrawing from Afghanistan under the president. Joe Biden’s term. Trump’s rhetoric directed at the self-governing territory … Read more

Defending a territory already on the way out

Defending a territory already on the way out

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Stine Jacobsen COPENHAGEN, Jan 10 (Reuters) – When U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets his Danish and Greenlandic counterparts next week, Denmark will be defending a territory that has drifted steadily away from it and steadily moved toward independence since 1979. President Donald Trump’s threats to occupy Greenland have sparked … Read more

The US must take Greenland, no matter the cost

The US must take Greenland, no matter the cost

The White House is talking loudly about Greenland. But volume should not be confused with madness. This is not a sudden fall into imperial fantasy – it is power politics, simple and unsentimental, dressed in modern language but driven by ancient truths. Geography still rules destiny. Distance can still protect or endanger nations. The ice … Read more

Fractures are beginning to show in Trump’s GOP early in this election year

Fractures are beginning to show in Trump’s GOP early in this election year

WASHINGTON (AP) — For House Republicans, the political year began with a pep rally of sorts when President Donald Trump gathered them at the Kennedy Center in Washington for a speech. But by the time MPs completed their first week of work in this mid-term election year, fractures in the party were already visible. From … Read more

Trump eyes Greenland

Trump eyes Greenland

Donald Trump has signaled that Greenland is in his sights after capturing Nicolas Maduro, the Venezuelan dictator, and taking him to the US to stand trial. “We need Greenland, absolutely,” the US president told The Atlantic magazine, adding that the Danish territory is “surrounded by Russian and Chinese ships.” He said officials in his administration … Read more