Trump's Greenland Gamble: A Distraction from Europe's Real Defense Challenges As US President Donald Trump arrived at the NATO summit in Ankara on Tuesday, he reignited his long held desire for the US to acquire Greenland.
This latest iteration of his bid comes as a thinly veiled threat to withdraw American forces from Europe if member states fail to meet their defense spending obligations.
Greenland has been a semi autonomous territory within Denmark since 1953, with its own government and economic systems.