Having illegally captured (read kidnapped) an elected president of Venezuela, his fixation on acquiring Greenland - an autonomous territory of Nato member, Denmark - has escalated into a new transatlantic imbroglio.
So far, Trump has come up with threats of sweeping new tariffs and even taking Greenland by military force. No doubt such threats have rattled the stock market.
Since both the US and Denmark are members of Nato, Article 5 of the Nato charter has been haunting Trump in accomplishing his unhinged mission.
Collective defence is a Nato’s hallmark principle and...