{"id":24340,"date":"2025-12-22T18:24:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T17:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/?p=24340"},"modified":"2025-12-22T18:45:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T17:45:23","slug":"da-haben-sich-die-zwei-richtigen-politischen-spinner-gefunden-trumps-groenland-irrsinn-und-die-eu-ist-staerker-als-man-denkt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/en\/da-haben-sich-die-zwei-richtigen-politischen-spinner-gefunden-trumps-groenland-irrsinn-und-die-eu-ist-staerker-als-man-denkt\/","title":{"rendered":"Da haben sich die zwei richtigen politischen Spinner gefunden \u2013 Trumps Gr\u00f6nland-Irrsinn und die EU ist st\u00e4rker, als man denkt"},"content":{"rendered":"

With a single post, Donald Trump reignited a simmering conflict and at the same time pushed it to a far higher level of escalation. The US president appointed the governor of Louisiana, Jeff Landry, as special envoy for Greenland \u2013 a position that had not existed in this form before. The reactions followed immediately. In Denmark and in Greenland, the announcement hit like a political shock. There was talk of boundary violations, of an open attack on fundamental rules of international law \u2013 exactly the kind of behavior the United States has been practicing for months, both domestically and internationally, in many areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI am pleased to announce that I am appointing the great governor of Louisiana, Jeff Landry, as the United States Special Envoy for Greenland. Jeff understands how essential Greenland is to our national security, and he will resolutely advance the interests of our country \u2013 for the security, protection, and survival of our allies and, yes, the entire world. Congratulations, Jeff!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Trump has openly pursued the goal of bringing Greenland under US control for years. Already during his first term, he spoke of \u201cgetting\u201d the vast, resource-rich, and strategically located island. Now, in his second term, he is giving this ambition an institutional form. The appointment of a special envoy exclusively for Greenland is unprecedented. Until now, the US side had at most representatives for the Arctic as a whole. That Trump is now appointing a single person with a direct mandate for this territory is being read in Copenhagen and Nuuk as a deliberate provocation. The president made no effort to hide his motives. He explained that Landry understood how decisive Greenland was for the national security of the United States. In the logic of the White House, this is about military bases, control of Arctic routes, rare earths, and geopolitical dominance in the far north. Landry, for his part, left no doubt about what is expected of him. In a public post, he wrote that it was an honor for him, in this honorary role, to work toward making Greenland part of the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cGive us our land back\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

At this point at the latest, irritation turned into open anger. Denmark\u2019s foreign minister Lars L\u00f8kke Rasmussen spoke of an unacceptable step and announced that he would summon the American ambassador in Copenhagen. Relations between the two countries have been tense for some time. On several occasions, the Danish government had summoned US diplomats after reports became public about American espionage activities and covert attempts to exert influence in Greenland. Just a few weeks ago, the Danish military intelligence service publicly warned that policy shifts in Washington were creating new uncertainties for Denmark\u2019s security. The political leadership positioned itself even more clearly. Denmark\u2019s prime minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland\u2019s head of government Jens-Frederik Nielsen declared jointly that one cannot annex other countries, not even by invoking international security. Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders, and the United States has no right to take over this territory. The message was directed explicitly not only at Washington, but at the international community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nielsen additionally emphasized that the announcement might sound big in the United States, but it changed nothing about the reality on the ground. The people of Greenland decide their own future. It was an attempt to mark sovereignty while at the same time calming tensions. Because in Nuuk as well, there is a palpable concern about getting caught between the interests of major powers. Greenland has fewer than 60,000 inhabitants, but is one of the largest islands in the world by area and of enormous strategic importance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Brussels, developments are being watched with growing attention. A spokesperson for the European Commission made it clear that the territorial integrity of Denmark, its sovereignty, and the inviolability of its borders are central to the European Union. While the decision of the United States was not commented on directly, the line was unmistakable: Europe stands behind its member state and its autonomous territory. Pressure is also growing within Denmark. Media reports point out that the appointment of a special envoy specifically for Greenland further constricts the room for maneuver of the American ambassador. Ken Howery, a close confidant of Trump, had previously responded evasively when journalists asked whether the US might take Greenland by force if necessary. He promised cooperation, but avoided the decisive question. Now Copenhagen is formally demanding clarification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Who Jeff Landry is explains a great deal of what is happening right now. He is not an inexperienced provincial politician, but an ideologically clearly positioned hardliner from Trump\u2019s inner circle. He thinks in friend-enemy categories and has built his political profile by demonstrating maximum loyalty \u2013 not through substantive policy, but through escalation and radicalism. Culture war, law-and-order rhetoric, the deployment of the National Guard domestically, demonstrative toughness against political opponents \u2013 that is his profile. Landry was not chosen because of diplomatic experience or regional expertise, but because he is willing to say out loud what Trump whispers in his ear. His statement that he wants to make Greenland part of the USA already reveals Landry\u2019s diplomatic and international-law ignorance. The creation of such a post is not a routine act, but a signal at the highest level that Greenland sits at the very top of the agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Behind this personnel decision lies a fundamental question: how far is the US government prepared to go to enforce its interests \u2013 even against close allies? Trump has repeatedly stated in March 2025 that he would not rule out military means to gain control of Greenland. This threat distinguishes the current conflict from earlier tensions. It turns political rhetoric into a real diplomatic stress test for transatlantic relations, what remains of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n