Greenland and US Annexation Threats
Abstract
Regardless of whether the US administration’s renewed threat to annex Greenland materializes, its multiple legal ramifications warrant serious analysis under public international law and within the EU legal order as mediated by Danish domestic law. President Trump has not only refused to rule out the use of military force to acquire Greenland but has also repeatedly doubled down on his annexation ambitions, transforming what might once have been dismissed as rhetorical provocation into a credible geopolitical scenario.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Arctic and Russian Policy Studies
International Relations and Foreign Policy
International Maritime Law Issues
Publication details
- Publication date
- 13 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Preprint