Trump's Davos comments have me more convinced that he's kicking the EU to the curb.
I feel like he wants Greenland because he doesn't want the EU having a foothold in that hemisphere once he boots them. Once he dumps the EU, they may end up be at the mercy of Russia (energy) and China (goods). That is the Russian and Chinese threat that he eludes to when speaking of Greenland!
"if Trump seizes it by force or strong-arms Denmark into relinquishing it. Most notably, a divorce between America and Europe looks more and more likely, as European capitals start viewing Washington, its historic ally, as an expansionist enemy."
He doesn't really care about upsetting the EU because he's divorcing them. He see's them as an expensive obligation with no ROI, especially if we're done screwing with Russia.
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My longstanding theory on Trump version 2 is that he has come up with a novel way of reaching goals.
Trump version 1 tackled things head on. He wanted Europe to pay its own defense. He wanted a wall. He wanted better trading terms with other countries. He wanted better relations with Russia. He wanted illegals out...
Every step of the way he was thwarted. Either by the Deep State, the Congress, the Courts, the media ,or other countries including the EU.
Trump version 2 tackles the same issues by manipulation. Knowing that he can't get the Deep State, Congress or the media to back him on working with Russia and getting the EU to pay its own defense, he's going to do it differently.
For Russia relations improvement, he's halted aid to Ukraine while simulating futile peace talks. Sooner or later, Russia will mop up Ukraine. Congress can't do much to stop him. The Deep State is trying but failing.
For EU paying its own way, or the US leaving NATO, he can't get congressional or Deep State support. Instead, he's letting the EU knock themselves out over Ukraine alone, while simultaneously infuriating them with demanding Greenland, imposing tariffs and poking them in the eye at every turn. The end goal is a split in NATO where the EU divorces itself from America. Congress isn't required to approve that! Once done, the EU will be paying their own defense.
You make a good point. The US doesn't have to leave treaties, the effect is the same if
the other counterparty is forced to leave.
In addition the goal is to get rid of the globalists in Canada. Just watch the pressure on the Central and Western Canadian provinces to join the USA... and the Canadian military might just not do anything about it. Toronto and Quebec might just become tourist meccas with otherwise no other power, political or economic.
The US Deep State, Neocons and the Democratic Party will become irrelevant or helpless when the money from the UK dries out.
The EU and NATO will disappear because the member states simply do not want to pay for it. The Common Market might well come back because free trade was useful, but the European nations are different enough that they can not exist under a common political machine.
Specially a machine controlled by the UK.
I also think China will be brought into the US/Russo/Chinese fold by bribing them with a meaty, very long term supply contract with Venezuelan oil,
The ME, I don't know. I think the UK is very involved in their 80 year old Palestine/Israel project. Zionism is after all a British invention.
Everything east of the Dnieper River in the north, Odessa, and everything within striking distance of Odessa will be Russia's. A large swath of that will be a no mans land until the west gives up on it.
Trump's Davos comments have me more convinced that he's kicking the EU to the curb.
I feel like he wants Greenland because he doesn't want the EU having a foothold in that hemisphere once he boots them. Once he dumps the EU, they may end up be at the mercy of Russia (energy) and China (goods). That is the Russian and Chinese threat that he eludes to when speaking of Greenland!
Anyone else seeing it?
https://askeptic.substack.com/i/185377620/the-american-conservative-wed-21-jan-2026-050500-0000
"if Trump seizes it by force or strong-arms Denmark into relinquishing it. Most notably, a divorce between America and Europe looks more and more likely, as European capitals start viewing Washington, its historic ally, as an expansionist enemy."
He doesn't really care about upsetting the EU because he's divorcing them. He see's them as an expensive obligation with no ROI, especially if we're done screwing with Russia.
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https://askeptic.substack.com/i/185377620/sonar21-wed-21-jan-2026-035251-0000
My latest theory. Why Greenland?
My longstanding theory on Trump version 2 is that he has come up with a novel way of reaching goals.
Trump version 1 tackled things head on. He wanted Europe to pay its own defense. He wanted a wall. He wanted better trading terms with other countries. He wanted better relations with Russia. He wanted illegals out...
Every step of the way he was thwarted. Either by the Deep State, the Congress, the Courts, the media ,or other countries including the EU.
Trump version 2 tackles the same issues by manipulation. Knowing that he can't get the Deep State, Congress or the media to back him on working with Russia and getting the EU to pay its own defense, he's going to do it differently.
For Russia relations improvement, he's halted aid to Ukraine while simulating futile peace talks. Sooner or later, Russia will mop up Ukraine. Congress can't do much to stop him. The Deep State is trying but failing.
For EU paying its own way, or the US leaving NATO, he can't get congressional or Deep State support. Instead, he's letting the EU knock themselves out over Ukraine alone, while simultaneously infuriating them with demanding Greenland, imposing tariffs and poking them in the eye at every turn. The end goal is a split in NATO where the EU divorces itself from America. Congress isn't required to approve that! Once done, the EU will be paying their own defense.
Your thoughts?
You make a good point. The US doesn't have to leave treaties, the effect is the same if
the other counterparty is forced to leave.
In addition the goal is to get rid of the globalists in Canada. Just watch the pressure on the Central and Western Canadian provinces to join the USA... and the Canadian military might just not do anything about it. Toronto and Quebec might just become tourist meccas with otherwise no other power, political or economic.
The US Deep State, Neocons and the Democratic Party will become irrelevant or helpless when the money from the UK dries out.
The EU and NATO will disappear because the member states simply do not want to pay for it. The Common Market might well come back because free trade was useful, but the European nations are different enough that they can not exist under a common political machine.
Specially a machine controlled by the UK.
I also think China will be brought into the US/Russo/Chinese fold by bribing them with a meaty, very long term supply contract with Venezuelan oil,
The ME, I don't know. I think the UK is very involved in their 80 year old Palestine/Israel project. Zionism is after all a British invention.
A similar take to my take on how Trump goes about reaching and ends. Alex Krainer interviewed by Glenn diesen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJov8Kr37m4
My best guess on a final map remains as it was.
https://askeptic.substack.com/p/a-skeptics-best-guess-on-final-map-02f
Everything east of the Dnieper River in the north, Odessa, and everything within striking distance of Odessa will be Russia's. A large swath of that will be a no mans land until the west gives up on it.