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Europe Weighs Responses to U.S. Pressure Over Greenland

Jan 13, 2026 | 20:09 GMT

The flag of Greenland, known locally as "Erfalasorput," flies next to the Church of Our Saviour on March 30, 2025, in Nuuk, Greenland.
The flag of Greenland, known locally as "Erfalasorput," flies next to the Church of Our Saviour on March 30, 2025, in Nuuk, Greenland.

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Renewed U.S. pressure to acquire Greenland will likely force Europe to either negotiate an arrangement that grants Washington de facto control over the island or confront an unprecedented NATO crisis if the United States pursues unilateral coercive measures, which would severely destabilize European security and accelerate rearmament and strategic autonomy efforts....

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