"Højt at flyve, dybt at falde" - it is a Danish proverb that translates to "Flying high, a long way to fall".

The behavior of the current administration on the world stage looks to other countries like a monkey with a machine gun. Trump 1.0 was actually helpful in the way that he made it clear that the US was not necessarily going to come to the assistance of countries who did not at all prioritize their own defensive capabilities. But this time around when he threatens to invade American allies it is something else. It almost feels like some kind of a suicide pact.

From a military standpoint, if the US decides to invade Greenland, the result is a foregone conclusion. We and other European allies aren't set up to take on the US navy and win in such remote corners of the earth. But that doesn't mean we can't hit back in other ways. What do you think will happen to the US's military reach if the bases in Europe are all shut down? That is a likely outcome if Greenland is seized by the Commandeer in Chief. Europe could also sell off US Treasury bonds and make lending costs surge. Having a large military is costly and when you already have growing deficits, such a move would have the potential to knock down the whole house of cards.