Trump’s Greenland threats echo dark moments of cold war alliances
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The article examines parallels between Donald Trump's interest in acquiring Greenland and the Soviet Union's interventions in allied communist states during the Cold War. Trump's repeated assertions that the U.S. "needs" Greenland for national security and his suggestion of military force have strained relations with Denmark, a NATO ally. The article draws comparisons to the Soviet Union's invasions of Hungary in 1956 and Czechoslovakia in 1968 to suppress uprisings and maintain control within the Warsaw Pact. While the Soviet actions aimed to preserve the alliance, Trump's pursuit of Greenland is viewed as potentially disruptive to NATO unity. The article highlights concerns that Trump's actions echo a dark period when alliances were violated.
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