“Europe sighed a breath of relief after the World Economic Forum that took place in Davos, Switzerland, from January 19 to 23. It had averted the greatest crisis in the history of NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization): the United States's bid to annex Greenland. But it is still unclear whether the episode will help Europeans trust each other more than they trust the US, or whether the inevitable next crisis will once again bring out the divisions among them.”

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“And while Mr. Trump has backed down from his immediate threats to take Greenland from Denmark, a fellow member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, European countries are still gripped by anxiety over the president’s next moves.”

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“European nations have begun to question the reliability of the United States as an ally, given the Trump administration’s threats against Greenland.”

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