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Following two weeks of uncertainty, Trump appears to have mostly given up on Greenland. In this video, we’re taking a look at Trump’s U-turn and what the European leaders can learn from this.

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Trump truth social posts
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115911344443637897
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115925766187001811
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115934734335579278

Trump comments on Article 5 + Rutte Daddy comments
https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-nato-summit-sidesteps-article-5-mark-rutte-eu-defense-budget-russia-vladimir-putin-iran-israel-strikes-qatar/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c1e0nnx60q6o

EU-US trade deal
https://www.politico.eu/article/antonio-costa-eu-us-trade-deal-warning-shots-donald-trump/

Europe reduced reliance on US intel sharing
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/macron-says-france-now-providing-two-thirds-intelligence-ukraine-2026-01-15/

Trump polls
https://www.natesilver.net/p/trump-approval-ratings-nate-silver-bulletin
https://yougov.co.uk/international/articles/53806-how-popular-is-donald-trump-in-europe-december-2025

Trump’s new Greenland deal
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/01/21/revealed-trumps-greenland-deal/
https://yougov.co.uk/international/articles/53806-how-popular-is-donald-trump-in-europe-december-2025

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European leaders are scrambling to find some leverage over Trump’s America with attention turned towards trillions of dollars worth of American financial assets held in Europe. In this video, we’re taking a look at whether Europe could drop US assets, why not, and whether there is any other way.

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Trump’s antagonistic relationship with Europe over Greenland and other economic issues has led some to suggest that closer ties with China could hedge against a further deterioration. So in this video, we’ll explore the pros and cons of this approach.

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Trump Threatens Tariffs on European Countries over Greenland

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/01/17/trump-to-hit-eight-european-countries-with-10-import-tax-over-greenland-disupute 
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/18/europe-diplomats-crisis-talks-trump-tariffs-greenland 
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-us-trade-deal-on-hold-after-new-trump-tariffs/ 
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy4qjwk9n2no 

EU-US Trade Deal

https://commission.europa.eu/topics/trade/eu-us-trade-deal_en
https://youtu.be/273tgA0UdB8?si=XjRH0PnOM4yoLEtx 

Europe “De-Risking” from the US

https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/3a55924f-055d-4e59-b650-6a17e27339af 
https://youtu.be/jXtXahowH-M?si=2o_88AWPMmbhAmgm 

Analysis

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/18/eu-weighs-tough-restrictions-in-face-of-trump-tariffs-but-appeasement-remains-most-likely-path

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With Trump announcing 10% tariffs on European countries if they don’t concede Greenland, European leaders are looking at options to stand up to Trump. In this video, we’re taking a look at Europe’s response over Greenland, what explains the hardening and what might happen next.

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Trump post about Greenland
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115911344443637897

European response
https://www.ft.com/content/d13bf047-3051-4b40-9c07-8bb7b3552673
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-us-trade-deal-on-hold-after-new-trump-tariffs/
https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/eu-trade-relationships-country-and-region/countries-and-regions/united-states_en
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/business/eu-eyes-tariffs-on-93-billion-of-us-goods-over-new-trump-threat/articleshow/126669507.cms
https://www.ft.com/content/fb6089a1-77bd-4785-b54e-d9ec9a93cffd

Trump justifications for Greenland
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/us/politics/trump-interview-power-morality.html
https://www.politico.eu/article/norway-pm-store-says-us-trump-peace-prize-snub-for-greenland-ambitions/

Farmer bailout
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/us/politics/trump-farmers-aid-bailout.html

Polls on US v China
https://yougov.co.uk/international/articles/53806-how-popular-is-donald-trump-in-europe-december-2025
https://www.economist.com/china/2025/11/13/chinas-growing-global-fan-club

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With the US-Europe relationship on the rocks, the question of how to guarantee Europe’s security without America is once again on the agenda, specifically nuclear sharing. In this video, we’re taking a look at the concept of an European nuclear umbrella and how it might work.

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European nuclear umbrella
https://carnegieendowment.org/emissary/2025/04/can-europe-build-its-own-nuclear-umbrella?lang=en
https://www.epc.eu/publication/from-umbrella-to-arsenal-boosting-europes-nuclear-deterrence/

End of US nuclear deterrence in Europe?
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe-trump-nato-greenland-venezuela-denmark-nuclear-b2896562.html
https://www.chathamhouse.org/publications/the-world-today/2025-06/why-america-may-be-triggering-new-era-nuclear-proliferation

UK-France Nuclear Cooperation (Northwood Declaration)
https://www.iiss.org/publications/strategic-comments/2025/09/the-northwood-declaration-uk-france-nuclear-cooperation-and-a-new-european-strategic-backstop/
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/reading-between-the-lines-of-the-new-france-uk-nuclear-entente/
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-uk-france-nuclear-steering-group-meets-to-advance-cooperation-under-northwood-declaration

Analysis & proposals
https://www.martenscentre.eu/blog/european-nuclear-deterrent-with-or-without-nato/
https://www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/us-extended-nuclear-deterrence-in-europe-three-scenarios
https://carnegieendowment.org/emissary/2025/04/can-europe-build-its-own-nuclear-umbrella?lang=en

Nuclear weapons by country
https://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/nuclear-weapons-who-has-what-glance

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00:48 – Context
03:39 – Europe’s Nuclear Umbrella Explained
07:07 – Sponsored Content

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