Trump’s Greenland Gambit Threatens Crucial Gaza Peace Efforts and NATO Unity

As America entered 2026, hope was cautiously rising for a potential breakthrough in the Israel-Hamas conflict under President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” initiative—an ambitious plan endorsed by the U.N. Security Council to oversee Gaza's future. This effort promised a demonstration of American leadership focused on stability and peace in a turbulent region vital to our national security. But how quickly can ambition fall victim to erratic diplomacy? Trump's recent confrontations with key European allies over his aggressive pursuit of Greenland—and abrasive threats of tariffs against Denmark—have dangerously fractured the coalition essential for moving any meaningful peace process forward. When...