Trump’s Greenland offramp

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/01/21/greenland-trump-tariffs-davos-nato/

At Davos, the president defuses a crisis he created.

The only good thing to say about the great Greenland crisis of 2026 is that it’s probably over. Anyone looking for any benefits associated with this exercise is wasting their time.

The retreat from confrontation came in response to backlash from global financial markets, especially bond futures. European leaders even showed some backbone. (Take note, congressional Republicans.)

The biggest risk of the Greenland kerfuffle is that Trump signaled to NATO’s adversaries that the U.S. is not fully committed to defending all member states if they come under attack in the future. On Denmark selling Greenland, for example, Trump said: “You can say yes, and we will be very appreciative. Or you can say no, and we will remember.”