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Greenland Threat Risks Splitting With Europe
- European anger over U.S. threats to seize Greenland may push them to decouple from U.S. security reliance.
- Eliot Cohen warns this could accelerate European defense autonomy and harsher economic retaliation against the U.S.
Attacking An Ally Would Fracture Alliances
- Using military force against a treaty ally would shock global alliances and trust in U.S. commitments.
- Eric Edelman stresses such an action would reverberate across treaty relationships in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
History And Deterrence Around Greenland
- The U.S. has long historical attempts to acquire Greenland, but seizure today would be strategically and morally perverse.
- Cohen notes a European deployment of forces could deter any U.S. attempt by raising expected American casualties.