Trump issues threats again.
At 3:21 a.m. Beijing time on March 21, Trump posted on social media: "If our so-called NATO allies continue to refuse to help open the Strait of Hormuz, I may have to restate our commitment to ensuring Greenland's security in order to safeguard national security. ... We have funded NATO for decades with no return, and now it's time for them to repay us in some way."
This statement exemplifies the extreme arrogance of "America First." Because Europe did not support his military action against Iran, an embattled and embarrassed Trump was enraged and even threatened to seize Greenland.
The growing distance between Europe and the United States' unilateralism stems from Trump's extortion, transforming a military alliance into a debt relationship. This approach of first causing a crisis and then taking advantage of it is similar to his practice of imposing tariffs. Trump's repeated threats expose the inherent crisis of the hegemonic system: when leadership can only be maintained through intimidation and extortion, the so-called Western unity has long been a hollow shell. Greenland, as an autonomous territory of Denmark, has become a bargaining chip for the U.S. to regain face. This open violation of international law and basic principles of international relations will ultimately accelerate the collapse of the U.S. alliance system.
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