Donald Trump's designs on Greenland are a further reminder of the decline of the US-led liberal world order

In: Gad , U P 2019 , ' Donald Trump's designs on Greenland are a further reminder of the decline of the US-led liberal world order ' , London School of Economics USA Politics and Policy Blog .

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Last week President Trump floated the idea that the US could purchase Greenland from Denmark, earning him a rebuke from that country's Prime Minister. Ulrik Pram Gad writes that the spat between Denmark and Trump over Greenland shows that the president's slow dismantling of the US-led liberal world order has now also become the problem of smaller nations – and the Arctic. ; Last week President Trump floated the idea that the US could purchase Greenland from Denmark, earning him a rebuke from that country's Prime Minister. Ulrik Pram Gad writes that the spat between Denmark and Trump over Greenland shows that the president's slow dismantling of the US-led liberal world order has now also become the problem of smaller nations – and the Arctic.