Open Dialogue Research Journal
When the Greenland crisis erupted in early 2026, it was not just another transatlantic dispute. For many in Europe, it felt like a moment of geopolitical awakening – brutal, disorienting, and deeply humiliating. German and European foreign policy, once proudly framed as values-driven and multilateral, suddenly appeared naked and exposed. […]
NATO’s U.S.-appointed Secretary-General Mark Rutte persuaded Donald Trump to stop threatening to invade Greenland to take it over, and to say instead only that America will take it over — but without any explicit threat. This is a change of phraseology only — no change of intent (it simply removes […]
The 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos (19–23 January 2026) unfolded against a backdrop of mounting geopolitical strain between the United States and the European Union. What was traditionally a venue for global cooperation became, this year, a stage for transatlantic recrimination, strategic recalibration, and […]
Paris and Berlin have quietly moved to the center of an escalating geopolitical drama in the Arctic, coordinating a European response to what the Trump administration has framed as a “national security priority”: the acquisition of Greenland from the Kingdom of Denmark. What began as provocative rhetoric from Washington has, […]
Strong local resistance to foreign mining The reason why Greenland has become an issue between the United States, Denmark and Icelanders is global warming. That has led to a stand-off between the US and Denmark, and local Icelanders. Greenland is semi-autonomous, has its own parliament, and is governed today by […]
The idea for the U.S. Government to grab Greenland originated during the turning-point event when the U.S. Government’s President Truman made the fateful decision, on 25 July 1945, that it must take over ultimately the entire world because, as both Eisenhower and Churchill had advised the gullible new President, if the […]
Part I Since 2021, the EU has had a comprehensive Arctic strategy. In 2024 it opened a permanent office in Greenland, underlining that Brussels sees the island not as a remote appendage but as a strategic partner. The strategy prioritizes cooperation in renewable energy, space-based surveillance, and adaptation to climate […]
He did it to Iran, which refused to have any nuclear weapons — and so he invaded in order that “Iran cannot be allowed to have a nuclear weapon.” He did it to Venezuela. He threatens it to Greenland and Denmark. He had promised to end all wars, but has instead continued […]
The Trump administration’s mania about Greenland, a self-governing territory of Denmark, is something to behold. Its untutored thuggery, its brash assertiveness, and the increasingly strident threats to either use force, bully Denmark into a sale of the island, or simply annex the territory, have officials and commentators scrambling for theories […]
Both Greenlanders and the Danish Government have now stated unambiguously that no purchase price that might be paid to Greenlanders and/or to the Danish Government will induce them to accept Greenland’s becoming a part of, or in any way controlled by, the U.S. Government. But the U.S. Government is now […]
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