Why a U.S. attack on Greenland would mean the ‘end’ of NATO
Global News
Greenland is an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark, which is a member of the U.S.-led NATO. Last week, Trump hinted at potential action.
As U.S. President Donald Trump continues to threaten annexing Greenland, experts are warning the future of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) — of which Canada is a member — is at stake.
Hours before the foreign ministers of Greenland and Denmark were set to meet top U.S. officials in the White House on Wednesday, Trump took to his social media platform Truth Social to push for U.S. control over the island.
“NATO becomes far more formidable and effective with Greenland in the hands of the UNITED STATES,” Trump wrote. “Anything less than that is unacceptable.”
Greenland is an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark, which is a member of the NATO military alliance. Last week, Trump hinted at potential action.
“If we don’t do it the easy way we’re going to do it the hard way,” he said.
Article 5 is one of the core principles of the 76-year-old military alliance and states that “an armed attack against one NATO member shall be considered an attack against all members, and triggers an obligation for each member to come to its assistance.”
The only time the article has ever been invoked has been after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
The alliance has never had to deal with one member attacking another.
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'As part of the Danish Commonwealth, Greenland is a member of NATO and the defence of Greenland must therefore be through NATO,' the government statement said.
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