Trump’s Greenland moves pushed NATO to a breaking point. What’s next?
Updated Jan. 21, 2026, 7:28 p.m. ET WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump pulled back on a threat to annex Greenland after pushing NATO almost to its breaking point over the issue. Current and former officials from member nations warned that taking the Danish territory would severely undermine, if not end, the trans-Atlantic alliance. During a dramatic speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in which he lobbed grievances at NATO members from Canada to Denmark, Trump said he’s not considering military action to acquire Greenland. “I don’t have to use force. I don’t want to use force. I











