US President Donald Trump has publicly declared that he is stepping away from what he calls a 'peace-first' approach to global affairs after Norway declined to award him the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, a decision that appears to have triggered a sharp shift in his rhetoric towards Greenland, NATO allies and European governments.
In a sharply worded letter addressed to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, the US president said he no longer feels bound to prioritise peace, linking his exclusion from the Nobel honour to what he framed as a need for tougher, more assertive action in the Arctic and beyond.
