Il massimo funzionario militare dell’UE, Robert Brieger, ha recentemente suggerito che lo schieramento di truppe europee in Groenlandia potrebbe essere una mossa strategica date le sue preziose risorse e l’importanza geopolitica, soprattutto con le crescenti tensioni che coinvolgono Russia e Cina. Brieger ritiene che le truppe dell’UE potrebbero contribuire a proteggere gli interessi condivisi, anche se sarebbe necessaria l’approvazione politica.
La Groenlandia è una regione autonoma che fa parte del Regno di Danimarca ma non fa parte dell’Unione Europea. Ha lasciato l’UE nel 1985 ma mantiene accordi speciali con l’UE attraverso la Danimarca e tutti i groenlandesi possiedono un passaporto europeo.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eu-military-chief-says-it-would-make-sense-put-european-troops-greenland-welt-2025-01-25/
di lightenupwillyou
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Yeah, that’s a polite way of putting it. Deploy them now.
>Ultimately, such a step would require a political decision, the Austrian-born general said. The military committee is the highest military office of the European Council, but it serves as a consultative body since the bloc has no dedicated army.
So this “general” is just a consultant with no real power. Also, Austrian-born? We couldn’t get someone from a country with an actual military? The EU will never be taken seriously as a military power at this rate.
Also, there is no EU army. The best that can be done is certain EU members contribute troops that operate under an EU banner. Even then, this may be tough as the EU lacks the organization structure and discipline of NATO, which was set up from the get-go to be a military organization.
[Denmark’s Arctic Command](https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/1i9ia2o/denmarks_arctic_command_doing_sar_and_sovereignty/)
Is anyone truly going to go against the US? The truth is, whether we like it or not, if the US wants it they have the power to just take it. It will cause untold diplomatic issues and put the very future of NATO at risk but the continent has spent the past few years saying they will struggle to take on Russia, it wouldn’t last two seconds against the US.
Lmao, its so fucking crazy that we went from Russia most likely attacking the EU to the fucking US doing so.
they (the US) wont move to annex it militarily, as if they do a mayhem will follow with every Tom, Dick and Harriet, annexing whatever they deem theirs. This is why the orange human refuse is trying with coercing and economic threats. Hopefully he gets distracted chasing after a more lucrative corrupted deal/deals. Until then EU must stay strong and united.
also get the americans soldiers out of it
This is where we are at because of conservatives. Not just those in the US, conservative morons in Europe contributed.
I mean Greenland wants independece from Denmark….
Denmark, the US, and Greenland have a special deal that means that soldiers from just those three countries are allowed in Greenland. (Deal from 1942).
Adding EU soldiers would do nothing but fan the flames. Of course the Greenlandic people should choose what they want, but for the status quo, EU soldiers are a bad idea.
EU chief military still needs an EU military. It is about time for some shiny new EU treaties.
The EU Chief’s very own Austria spends 0.8% of its GDP on defense, the Danish presence on Greenland is about 120 people, and half of them are admin staff. Regardless of current tensions, Greenland has been severely overlooked since the end of the Cold War. I doubt this is being taken very seriously.
Maybe Brieger was too busy dicking around on facebook to consider Greenland an important geostrategic part of the EU before Trump came along. A commitment to EU defense isn’t just articles in the abstract when shit hits the fan. This goes for Russia, China, the US, or whoever you or the EU thinks the next geopolitical enemy is. I’ve yet to see evidence that they will go beyond tough talk. As a share across the EU, GDP spending on defense has risen but still is barely above 1.3%. Until there is a serious movement of troops and actual spending this is hot air. Feel good articles don’t replace soldiers.
Don’t take this as support for Trump’s actions. They’re fucking shameful, you don’t need to tell me about that. I just get tired of hearing about how EU security exists in the vacuum of coulds, woulds, and shoulds, if the EU feels threatened by the US, they should act accordingly to defend themselves instead of wheeling out politicians to speak in articles about what they *might* do or how they would work in a hypothetical. It has been the same story over and over since Russia first invaded Ukraine in 2014.
European troops, not NATO troops. Let that sink in…
EU Vikings vs US Cowboys Arctic melee
Sticks and stones only, a la [India-China mountain clash](https://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2022/12/15/china-india-border-tensions-clash-watson-vpx-ovn-intl-vpx.cnn).
Nothing will happen because our politicians in Europe will only talk and do nothing else.
Can’t be done, Denmark is not part of the EU defence pact – it has twice been voted down, mostly due to FUD from the rightwing parties (Dansk Folkeparti).
Denmark is a member of NATO which should be enough they so say, well that was until now.
You need at least a battalion there armed with anti aircraft systems and anti ship missiles to deter any adventurous behaviour.
What does Greenland think about it tho? They’re not a part of EU.
What the fuck has happened to the world that we have to start treating Amerca like Russia?!
At this rate we’ll have an America, China, Russia, and North Korea alliance as the new Axis powers in WW3 (shortly before nukes wipe us all out)
No, the EU currently could not defend a conventional attack of the US on Greenland.
The goal however has to be that it could do so in future – the sooner, the better.
We need to strengthen the European military and its military-industrial complex to a degree that we can not be bullied by ANYONE, “friend” or foe. That must be the ultimate goal, a goal that can only be achieved through unity and pulling together.
Absolutely for this, Trump actually handed us Europeans a golden opportunity on a silver plate, most def. As stated in this article: [https://medium.com/@marintudor85/greenlands-golden-opportunity-how-the-eu-can-outmaneuver-trump-and-forge-a-new-era-in-defense-b4d357bb468a](https://medium.com/@marintudor85/greenlands-golden-opportunity-how-the-eu-can-outmaneuver-trump-and-forge-a-new-era-in-defense-b4d357bb468a)