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Foreign Policy – the Global Magazine of News and Ideas
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The Soviet Lessons for Trump’s Greenland Gambit
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TOPSHOT - Military personnel from the German armed Forces Bundeswehr board the Icelandair flight leaving Nuuk airport for Reykjavik on January 18, 2026 in Nuuk, Greenland. US President Donald Trump escalated his quest to acquire Greenland, threatening multiple European nations with tariffs of up to 25 percent until his purchase of the Danish territory is achieved. Trump's threats came as thousands of people protested in the capital of Greenland against his wish to acquire the mineral-rich island at the gateway to the Arctic. (Photo by Alessandro RAMPAZZO / AFP via Getty Images)
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