"Perhaps most sensitive to Denmark - a NATO and European Union member country, and a U.S. ally - is growing competition between those great powers in the Arctic. U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed a desire to see Greenland, a semiautonomous and mineral-rich territory of Denmark, become part of the United States, a move opposed by Russia and much of Europe."
"Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Russia is worried about NATO's activities in the Arctic and will respond by strengthening its military capability in the polar region. The findings and analyses in the report echo a string of recent concerns, notably in Western Europe, about an increasingly go-it-alone approach by the United States, which under Trump's second term has favored bilateral deals and partnerships at the expense of multilateral alliances like NATO."
The United States is using economic power to assert its will and to threaten military force against allies and adversaries. U.S. policy has become more assertive under the Trump administration while China and Russia seek to diminish Western and American influence. Strategic competition is increasing in the Arctic, creating sensitivity for Denmark as a NATO and EU member with ties to Greenland. President Trump expressed a desire to see Greenland, a semiautonomous, mineral-rich Danish territory, become part of the United States, a proposal opposed by Russia and much of Europe. Russia reports concern about NATO activities in the Arctic and plans to strengthen its military capability in the polar region. Many Western European observers worry about a go-it-alone U.S. approach that favors bilateral deals over multilateral alliances like NATO, while some countries outside the West view strategic partnerships with China as viable alternatives to the United States.
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