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​Greenland surrounded by military ships, patrols, and the Greenland, Danish, and NATO flags.
by ian bremmer

The Greenland crisis will test whether Europe can stand up to Trump

President Donald Trump's drive to acquire Greenland, the territory of NATO ally Denmark, has thrown the transatlantic alliance into disarray.

​Switzerland's Federal President Guy Parmelin speaks with US President Donald Trump prior to a bilateral meeting in Congress Centre on the sideline of the 56th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, January 21, 2026.
Analysis

Will Trump ever be satisfied?

When Donald Trump suggested early last year that the United States had set its sights on acquiring Greenland, the response from Europe was to treat the incoming president like an unconventional uncle – worthy of a chuckle and a general sentiment that this was just Trump being Trump.