Have you noticed the EU suddenly appealing to international law when Donald Trump threatens to annex Greenland?
More importantly, can you notice the multiple layers of hypocrisy that surround such an appeal?
In case you’ve missed it, Donald Trump has been threatening to annex Greenland, and the EU has been expressing concerns over potential U.S. military aggression. Taking the history of just the past two decades, this should seem absolutely hypocritical.
In my article – on exactly this type of hypocrisy – recently published at Common Dreams, I write:
“Speaking at the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland, Emmanuel Macron said it was ‘not a time for new imperialism or new colonialism,’ a phrase that only Eurocentric thinking can produce, completely disregarding the US history of the past six decades around the world.
I invite you to read it for recent examples of the EU’s refusal to condemn military aggression worldwide. Just in 2025, it had plenty of chances to identify and condemn Israeli aggression against six countries, in addition to the U.S. strikes on Venezuela this January. Not only has it not condemned violations of international law, but it has also actively contributed to the U.S. military endeavors — to now find Greenland potentially becoming one of them.
This hypocrisy and lack of leadership are also what Professor Jeffrey Sachs so straightforwardly summarised in a recent interview below, which I invite you to watch in full here.
I close my article without making any predictions. Instead, I remind my audience that what we will see unfold now is whether diplomacy can curb the US’ imperial ambitions in Europe, which is something both military support and the EU’s lack of moral leadership have only emboldened around the world.
If you are from the EU, I want to take this opportunity to remind you to sign a citizens’ initiative to suspend the EU-Israeli Association Agreement (a framework governing EU-Israeli trade). Signatures and sharing are still very much needed! Find more information about it in my video below:
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As always, stay strong, check on others, and keep your heart open.
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Justina
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