Danish intelligence accuse the US of using economic power to assert will' over allies

"The report said that the US is now using its economic and technological strength as a means of power, including against allies and partners. Competition between superpowers Russia, China and the US, it said, is increasingly taking place in the Arctic which is growing in strategic importance amid increasing tensions between Russia and the west. This, it notes, poses a specific threat to Denmark, which used to rule Greenland as a colony and continues to control its foreign and security policy."

"It adds: At the same time, the attention increases the threat from espionage, including cyber espionage, and attempts to further influence all parts of the kingdom of Denmark. Greenland remains part of the Danish commonwealth or kingdom. Last week, the new US National Security Strategy policy document, with an introduction signed by Trump, claimed that Europe faces civilisational erasure within the next two decades as a result of migration and EU integration,"

Danish Defence Intelligence Service for the first time identified the United States as a threat to Denmark. The US is using economic and technological strength as a tool of power, including pressure on allies and partners. Great power competition among Russia, China and the US is increasingly concentrated in the Arctic, raising strategic stakes for Denmark because of its control over Greenland's foreign and security policy. Heightened interest in Greenland increases espionage risks, including cyber espionage and influence operations targeting all parts of the kingdom of Denmark. Recent US policy statements and past remarks about acquiring Greenland have intensified tensions.

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