Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Euronews
Euronews
Prof Aurélien Colson, co-academic director, Institute for Geopolitics & Business, ESSEC Business School

Trump acquiring Greenland is just a fantasy — it simply cannot be bought

When US President Donald Trump talks about acquiring Greenland, it is tempting to dismiss the idea as another provocation — half joke, half boast, quickly forgotten.

That would be a mistake. The proposal makes no legal, political or strategic sense. But it is revealing. Not because it could ever happen, but because it exposes a deeper shift in how power, sovereignty and global order are now being framed.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.