Greenland initiative: “Even for Trump, this breaks all previous boundaries,” says the overseas press | EUROtoday

With his blatantly expressed declare to possession of Greenland, Donald Trump is at present irritating not solely quite a lot of American allies, but in addition the worldwide press.

“Independent Morning Newspaper” (Latland): Trump beschreitet Putins Weg

The Latvian “Neatkarīgā Rīta Avīze”, one of many nation’s most generally circulated newspapers, accuses the US President-elect of trampling on the worldwide world order.

“So what will be the new world order that Putin and Trump are proposing? This is a special understanding of sovereignty. With his claims against various countries around the world – Denmark, Panama, Canada, Mexico – Trump makes it clear that he does not respect these countries as subjects of international law with “voting rights”. If these nations do not need ample navy potential to guard themselves, then they don’t have any proper to have a say on the negotiating desk.

Let’s not conceal behind diplomatically veiled statements just like the Danish Prime Minister. Time to face actuality and name issues by their actual names. The resurgence of fascism and, above all, its normalization will lead to profound political upheavals around the globe.”

“Der Standard” (Austria): Who else ought to cease Trump?

The left-liberal Austrian every day newspaper “Der Standard” is not any much less clear in its findings. For them, Trump’s risk quantities to the conduct of a dictator.

“As understandable as the demand for higher NATO contributions is, his desire for expansion is just as unacceptable. If autocrats and dictators like Putin or Kim were to threaten NATO allies like Denmark so blatantly just to enforce geopolitical interests, there would rightly be special meetings at NATO headquarters in Brussels. Someone with influence over Trump should bring him to his senses quickly. But who can that be compared to the most powerful person in the world?”

“Dagens Nyheter”: Trump talks about Greenland like Putin talks about Ukraine

The liberal Swedish every day newspaper feedback on Trump’s statements as follows:

“If you want to be nice, there is one positive thing about Donald Trump’s demand to take over Greenland: he at least seems to understand that the Arctic is important. However, the way he talks about it is unprecedented. The US president-elect has threatened both trade sanctions and military action against his ally Denmark. Even for Trump, this breaks all previous boundaries.

The rhetoric could come straight from the Kremlin. Just as Trump now speaks about Greenland, Putin spoke about Ukraine: Russia was forced to take over Ukraine to protect itself from the West and NATO, he said. The US could be forced to take over Greenland to protect the West and NATO, says Trump. It should come as no surprise to anyone that the two share the same worldview, according to which the stronger has the right to control his “sphere of interests”.

“The Telegraph” (UK): Greenlanders ought to resolve for themselves

However, the conservative English every day newspaper “The Telegraph” takes a special tone. It needs to be left to the Greenlanders to resolve whether or not they need to change into a part of the United States.

“Trump has not ruled out using military force to conquer Greenland; Such saber rattling should be countered. Because what message would it send to China, which wants to take control of Taiwan? Behind Trump’s rhetoric – and his opposition to Britain’s decision to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius – is clearly a fear of Chinese expansionism. But that must be a matter for the Greenlanders. Let them decide their future.”

“New York Times”: Parallel between the current and “19th century American imperialism”

The New York Times, which is essentially important of Trump, desires to see parallels between Trump’s conduct and the age of “American imperialism.”

“Trump has already praised that era for its protectionism, claiming that the United States was ‘probably richer than ever before because of a system of tariffs’ in the 1890s.” What each eras have in frequent is the concern of unsure geopolitics and the danger of being excluded from areas of nice financial and navy significance. Daniel Immerwahr, an American historian at Northwestern University, put it this manner: ‘We are witnessing a return to a extra grasping world.'”

“Wall Street Journal”: Trump lacks diplomatic tact

The conservative enterprise media brings an affiliation settlement into play, however on the similar time criticizes the best way Trump desires to annex Greenland.

“Still, it is not exactly diplomatic sophistication for Donald Trump Jr. to pay a visit to Greenland. ‘We will treat you well,’ he told locals over the speakerphone. (…) Such measures are less likely to woo the Greenlanders than if they were shown that independence or an alliance with other actors cannot be in their interest. One possible option could be a defense-free association treaty with Greenland, similar to the US agreements with the Pacific island states. Subtle art of persuasion would be required. But bullying America’s friends from the pulpit doesn’t help against the real villains.”