On Tuesday, the leaders of Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom released an unprecedented joint statement  saying “Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland.”  If you’re a time traveler from 2015, you may be thinking “well, of course.  Why would anyone, especially Europe’s most powerful leaders, feel the need to make such a statement.” Well, sit down, Marty M

2025 is rapidly coming to a close and it’s been a chaotic year for transatlantic relations.  While many who follow politics were expecting a different tack compared to previous administrations, it shocked everyone how different and how strained relations across the Atlantic are after just 11 months of Trump’s second term.  From trade wars to the threat of an actual war over Greenland, this past year has been one few who study diplomacy will soon forget.  And, as we're approac

Last week, the Trump administration released its National Security Strategy, and inside is a direct break from the transatlantic security framework that has guided American policy since 1945. Trump calls it a correction to decades of American overreach; however, in reality, it discards the shared institutional order that kept the United States and Europe prosperous, secure, and politically stable for generations. In it, Trump shares a worldview defined by suspicion of establi