People bear Greenlandic flags as they march to protest against President Donald Trump and his announced intent to acquire Greenland on January 17, 2026 in Nuuk, Greenland. | Sean Gallup/Getty Images
And just like, the Greenland crisis seems to have been defused.
It was a crisis of President Donald Trump’s own making. After broaching the idea of the United States taking Greenland a year ago, Trump ramped up his rhetoric in recent weeks, culminating with the threat of tariffs against Europe and the specter of military action and the dissolution of NATO if the US didn’t get what it want...
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