Greenland: A Flashpoint in Transatlantic Relations
From Global Security Briefing by The Royal United Services Institute
January 28, 2026 · 14 min
About this episode
This episode discusses the impact of the Greenland crisis on US-Europe relations and NATO.
The Greenland crisis has damaged goodwill and trust between the US and Europe and has undermined perceptions of US reliability and trustworthiness. Following the 2026 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, should Europe now pursue independence and begin to decouple from the US? In this bonus episode of Global Security Briefing, we hear from RUSI's Director-General Rachel Ellehuus as she discusses the state of the US-Greenland-Denmark discussions, and the potential lasting impact on the transatlantic relationship and NATO. Rachel's remarks were recorded during a RUSI webinar on Friday 23 January 2026: https://my.rusi.org/resource-library-search.html?information_type=members-event-recordings In an hour-long discussion, the panellists, including Rachel Ellehuus, the Director General of RUSI, Oana Lungescu, a RUSI Distinguished Fellow and former long-serving NATO spokesperson and Ed Arnold, Senior Research Fellow for European Security at RUSI, focus on the diplomatic, military and geopolitical fallout from the Greenland crisis for the transatlantic relationship. Become a RUSI member today to access the full recording: https://my.rusi.org/membership.html
People in this episode
Guests: Rachel Ellehuus, Oana Lungescu, Ed Arnold
Topics covered
- transatlantic relations
- Greenland crisis
- US-Europe relations
- NATO
- geopolitical impact
- diplomatic discussions
Keywords
- Greenland
- transatlantic relations
- US reliability
- Europe independence
- diplomatic fallout
- NATO
- geopolitical crisis
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Royal United Services Institute, NATO
Places: Greenland, US, Europe, Denmark
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