Emeritus Prof Christopher May on Nostr: Q. will Greenland be the litmus test for how Europe responds to Trump? Nathalie ...
Q. will Greenland be the litmus test for how Europe responds to Trump?
Nathalie Tocci, thinks it reveals that:
'Europeans are scared. They fear Trump & their fear is paralysing. It freezes their actions & quiets their rhetoric. The more Trump confirms their fears through his repeated threats, the less they are inclined to react. Trump presumably smells the fear & like all bullies revels in it, upping the ante'!
Time to toughen up?
#politics #security #Greenland
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/30/greenland-europe-donald-trump-us-threats
Nathalie Tocci, thinks it reveals that:
'Europeans are scared. They fear Trump & their fear is paralysing. It freezes their actions & quiets their rhetoric. The more Trump confirms their fears through his repeated threats, the less they are inclined to react. Trump presumably smells the fear & like all bullies revels in it, upping the ante'!
Time to toughen up?
#politics #security #Greenland
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/30/greenland-europe-donald-trump-us-threats