In this cold week of January, Europe coordinates forces and demonstrates that middle powers, when unified, can constrain a superpower. France, Britain, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and other EU countries are ready to invoke article 5 of NATO teatry, which was signed in Washington in 1949.
According to NATO's Article 5, an armed attack against one member state is considered an attack against all. In this perspective, Trump's threats to Greenland did more to unite Europe than any speech or policy paper could have achieved. He threatened. Europe unified. He backed down.
Who gives him the right to threaten an European state ❓ Greenland has been part of the Kingdom of Denmark since 1814 and it gained extensive self-rule in 2009. Denmark handles defence and foreign policy 🇬🇱 🇩🇰
I think Trump feels humiliated by how this played out, as European countries demonstrated they will defend each other even against threats from Washington.
Unity provides protection 🇨🇦 🇪🇺 🇬🇧
Thank you Mr. Trump to wake us up.
Hello, Giorgio! In 1814 Greenland became a Danish colony. And since 1953 Greenland has been part of the Danish kingdom.
ReplyDeleteMore precisely, Greenland was managed as a Danish colony unitl 1953. Since then, Denmark ended its colonial status and Greenland became an integral part of the Danish Kingdom with representation in the Denmark's parliament.
Delete¡Cómo está el mundo!
ReplyDeleteUn abrazo, Giorgio.
También hay una nueva entrada en mi blog.
Espero que tengas un buen día.
Thank you, Marisa :-)
Delete...there's strength in unity!
ReplyDeleteYes, it works.
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ReplyDeleteYes, that's right. Finally, Europe is showing unity. :)
My only words are the "thing" is a moron.
ReplyDeleteThank you for reminding me that informal English word, Nicole :-) ... according to the Cambridge Dictionary, the word "moron" means stupid person. That's a good adjective for that US billionaires' puppet.
DeleteGlad to see European countries humiliated that moron.
Take care, Nicole.
Hi Giorgio. Regarding Greenland, I believe that sooner or later this island will be in the hands of the US, Russia, or China. Of those, I'd prefer the US.
ReplyDeleteAnother point: some people have no right whatsoever—not even a moral one—to criticize Trump (my opinion on Greenland is irrelevant, as I'm writing objectively now!) if they support their leaders, who are: war criminals, murderers, liars, corrupt—nothing short of this—creatures who murder, bomb hospitals, sanatoriums, settlements, and kill civilians. And one more thing: their leaders have been doing the same and have been occupying the territory of their sovereign, independent neighbor for years.
Anna, I hope that Greenland will be in hands of the EU. That Island is located in the Arctic Ocean, which is going to became a strategic area for positioning nuclear weapons. In this perspective, there are two nuclear powers in the EU.
DeleteNot to mention of Greenland natural resources, such a copper, gold, nickel, uranium, titanium, and vanadium, plus potential oil and gas reserves.
With regards to leaders who are war criminals, I hope you're also talking about Benjamin Netanyahu.
Anna, I realized that the war criminals, corrupt officials, and murderers are the Danish government. You wrote everything correctly. WELL DONE for writing the truth for the first time in your life.
DeleteYesterday, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen apologized to the people of Greenland for the genocide. The Danes were very cruel to the Inuit people of Greenland, like all colonizers. They forcibly sterilized teenage girls. For two centuries, the Inuit have been demanding Greenland's independence from Denmark.
He probably does feel humiliated Giorgio.
ReplyDeleteHope you are well. It has been mild over here but raining!