The Greenland Question

 I get a feeling that the US Administration is trying to get European nations to do its dirty work for it. The US administration wants to acquire Greenland and make it a 21st state of the US. However, the US Senate and most of the US population are opposed. The US armed forces are also relutcant to possibly break US law and illegally occupy Greenland. The US Senate and Armed forces know that a 1951 treaty allows the US to use multiple military bases on Greenland and allows the US  to post unlimited personnel and defence equipment on the island. Greenland can easily be used as a staging post to defend both the US and Greenland itself. There is no need for an invasion or even a peaceful takeover or unwanted purchase for that matter.

It would be very convenient for the US Administration if Europe could be persuaded to "twist the arm" of Greenland to voluntarily accede to the US demands. Then there would then be no need to incur the wrath of the Senate or the US public. This is why our 8 European nations are being imposed with trade tariffs if Greenland does not give in.

Europe must resist this form of  pressure and should not allow Greenland to be taken over without its consent.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/trump-vows-tariffs-eight-european-nations-over-greenland-2026-01-17/

The UK would do well to fall in with any counter sanctions  that the EU would impose upon the US. The world has changed, and the US is no longer giving the UK any form of special treatment. The UK is powerless if it does not move closer to its true friends both economically, diplomatically and militarily. Brexit was not good for Britain in anyway whatsoever. The majority of the UK population now recognise that the whole Brexit affair was a sham  and most British people want to re-join the EU. And, a narrow majority of the population of the EU would also support Britain re-joining. To re-join would take years and years of negotiation and may not be practical. However, Britain could relatively easily join the single market and could probably negotiate a say in how it is run. Britain re-joining would be to the economic benefit of both the UK and the EU and would help to offset losses of more difficult trading with the US. Britain should also closely ally to EU  in a security pact and foreign affairs agreement, which would also supplement NATO or even replace NATO membership if the US pulls out. Anything could happen in this new world of the double-cross and lack of respect for the rules.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/majority-brits-say-want-reverse-36488954

Britain may be forced to get closer to the EU, as it cannot afford to be left alone and be economically or diplomatically battered by much more powerful nations. It is now time for action and let the British population be made aware of all the options and decide a better future for themselves.