Europe tried flexing in the Arctic. Donald Trump called their bluff — and Germany learned the hard way that words can sometimes be deadlier than weapons.
On January 15, Germany sent a handpicked squad of fifteen Bundeswehr troops to Greenland. Berlin framed it as a “critical security mission” meant to uphold Danish sovereignty. By Sunday morning, the mission was over. Fifteen soldiers, barely unpacked, were heading straight back to Nuuk Airport.
German officials scrambled to spin it as a job well done. “We completed our objectives,” they claimed. Observers, however, saw something very different: a retreat in the face of economic reality. France, Sweden, Norway, and the Netherlands also dispatched small contingents, ranging from two to fifteen troops, under the banner of “Operation Arctic Endurance.”
The deployments followed Trump’s refusal to rule out using force to acquire Greenland for U.S. national security purposes. Denmark called on NATO allies to “show strength” in defending the strategic Arctic territory. What it got instead was international embarrassment.
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