Greenland and US Annexation Threats

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Authors: Alberto Alemanno
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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

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Publication date
13 January 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Preprint