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US President Donald Trump’s abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on January 3 has emboldened him to proceed with the annexation of Greenland, a Danish-owned, self-governed territory, spelling the effective end of NATO and furthering Russia’s war aims in Ukraine, experts tell Al Jazeera.

“The move on Venezuela illustrates the Trump administration’s determination to dominate the Western Hemisphere – of which Greenland geographically is a part,” said Anna Wieslander, Northern Europe director for the Atlantic Council, a think tank.

“If the United States decides to attack another NATO country, then everything would stop – that includes NATO and therefore post-World War II security,” Frederiksen said.

“The pandering to Trump has been an element of our strategy over the last year, leaving observers hoping, but not entirely trusting, that another element of the strategy is preparing urgently for the final rupture with the United States,” Giles said.

Giles told Al Jazeera that Europe’s best option was to place a military deterrent on Greenland now, believing that putting allied troops in the Baltic States and Poland after 2017 deterred a Russian attack there.

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[–] PixxlMan@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The debt doesn't "go away", the countries sell it on the market, causing the price of us bonds to drop. That causes the yield (what it costs the us to service the debt) to go up. Borrowing becomes more expensive. Repaying debt or borrowing more to pay interest becomes even more expensive for the us.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Repaying debt or borrowing more to pay interest becomes even more expensive for the us.

Yes. This I agree. But the current administration has shown it is willing to ignore future consequences.

Higher yields are irrelevant if the project 2025 goal is to "Abolish the Federal Reserve" page 768

[–] CommanderCloon@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Those are not some remote future consequences, the downfall would be quite immediate

Less immediate than war with the EU or China.