Trump’s Greenland Tariff Threat Exposes Deep Flaws in America’s Foreign Strategy

President Donald Trump’s provocative assertion that the United States might impose tariffs on countries that oppose American control over Greenland reflects a troubling approach to foreign policy—one that threatens national sovereignty, alienates close allies, and endangers America’s position in a strategically vital region. Why Alienating Allies Threatens America’s Arctic Security Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of NATO ally Denmark, holds immense strategic value for the United States—offering critical access to the Arctic and vast mineral reserves indispensable for national defense. Yet, rather than securing cooperation through diplomacy respecting allied sovereignty, President Trump has instead resorted to coercive threats. Threatening tariffs on...