Q. will Greenland be the litmus test for how Europe responds to Trump?

Nathalie Tocci, thinks it reveals that:

'Europeans are scared. They fear Trump & their fear is paralysing. It freezes their actions & quiets their rhetoric. The more Trump confirms their fears through his repeated threats, the less they are inclined to react. Trump presumably smells the fear & like all bullies revels in it, upping the ante'!

Time to toughen up?

#politics #security #Greenland

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/30/greenland-europe-donald-trump-us-threats

As with all good conspiracy stories the fact that both Reform & Elon Musk have denied he is considering giving the party $100m to fight the next election in the UK, merely confirms the likelihood of it happening for many commentators.

Certainly Labour are scrambling to tighten up rules on foreign donations to political parties, but if Musk wants to give Farage money, he'll likely find a way... so can we expect Reform's already toxic political profile to become even more toxic?

#politics