If you thought the idea of the US buying Greenland was a historical curiosity, think again. In this episode of Mid-Atlantic, Roy Brown returns to YouTube with geopolitical analyst Pytor Kurzin of The Global Gambit to unpack the icy mess Trump-era foreign policy is creating in the North Atlantic. Spoiler: It’s not just about a frozen island with more musk oxen than people. It’s a full-blown stress test for NATO, Europe, and what’s left of the post-WWII international order.

Kurzin lays out the Trump worldview: alliances are optional, leverage is everything, and territorial sovereignty is up for negotiation. European leaders are adjusting, some more bravely than others. Macron is saying the quiet part out loud, Germany is quietly recalibrating, and the UK is hedging its bets, Brexit hangover and all.

This isn’t just about Greenland. It’s about whether Europe can finally stop outsourcing its security to a partner that may now be actively undermining it. The conversation ends with an uncomfortable but necessary truth. If this is the new normal, then Europe, Britain included, needs to grow up, gear up, and rethink everything from trade to deterrence.

Selected Quotes from the Episode

1. “Trump sees Greenland as an extension of the Americas, which therefore by default is de facto America’s to control.”
2. “Europe needs to behave in the reality that it is, not in the way that it wants it to be.”
3. “We live in an age of international disorder.”
4. “Britain needs to pick a side. Be more consistent in its messaging and positioning.”
5. “Hope is not a strategy.”

Further Reading & References from the Episode

The Global Gambit YouTube Channel

https://www.youtube.com/@TheGlobalGambit

The Global Gambit Substack

https://theglobalgambit.substack.com

Financial Times illustration of global powers carving up the world

https://www.ft.com

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