“The fact that the Trump administration seized on this idea and appears to have become so committed to it without vetting it by people who could have told them how absurd it is and how Danes are likely to react, I think is a sign of a real failure in the policymaking process being pursued by the Trump administration.” In a new episode of The Current, Scott Anderson discusses the possible repercussions of President Trump’s spat with Denmark over Greenland.
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For more on why the United States would want to buy Greenland—and whether it even can—read Anderson’s recent post on Lawfare.