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#Greenland

Incidents involving threats to Greenland's sovereignty and Danish territorial integrity, including U.S. annexation rhetoric and coercive pressure that violate the principle of self-determination and the UN Charter.

2 incidents

Grade 2 of 5: Major Abuse of Power

Military and Economic Threats Against Greenland and Panama Canal Sovereignty

The administration threatened military and economic coercion to annex Greenland and reclaim the Panama Canal, with the Pentagon developing actual invasion plans. In a May 2025 NBC interview Trump refused to rule out military force to acquire Greenland; in January 2026 he threatened tariffs on European allies over it before ruling out force at Davos.

Grade 4 of 5: Critical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern

Annexation Threats: Greenland, Panama Canal, Canada — Territorial Expansionism

Trump's January 7, 2025 press conference at Mar-a-Lago was the clearest statement of the annexation posture: asked whether he would rule out military force to take Greenland, he said 'no.' Asked about economic coercion of Canada, he said tariffs were possible. His son Donald Trump Jr. visited Greenland on what was described as a personal trip days before the press conference, raising diplomatic concerns. Denmark's prime minister stated that Greenland was not for sale. Greenland's prime minister stated Greenland's future was for Greenlanders to decide. Panama's president said the canal was and would remain Panamanian. Canada's prime minister described the threats as unacceptable.