Daniel

Right now, they are expecting America to to pay for their defense. And they're expecting ultimately if their borders are attacked by Russia or anyone else, that it's American lives that are going to come out and save them.

Right now, they are expecting America to to pay for their defense. And they're expecting ultimately if their borders are attacked by Russia or anyone else, that it's American lives that are going to come out and save them.

So you've got a Europe that's actually become steadily weaker over the past 30 years since the end of the Cold War because of their over-reliance on America and their unwillingness to pony up either the men or the moral commitment in order to defend themselves. So Trump is changing all of that.

So you've got a Europe that's actually become steadily weaker over the past 30 years since the end of the Cold War because of their over-reliance on America and their unwillingness to pony up either the men or the moral commitment in order to defend themselves. So Trump is changing all of that.

He would have changed it back between 2016 and 2020, except there were so many people within his own administration, including even in the Defense Department, even in the Secretary of State's offices. that wanted to prevent Trump from going in this direction.

He would have changed it back between 2016 and 2020, except there were so many people within his own administration, including even in the Defense Department, even in the Secretary of State's offices. that wanted to prevent Trump from going in this direction.

They wanted to keep America basically with this consensus, bipartisan foreign policy that we're getting from everyone from George Bush to Barack Obama, ultimately to Joe Biden. So Trump is trying to really reorient our foreign policy for the first time since the end of the Cold War. And to do that, he's going to need a team that is loyal to him and that has the right ideas.

They wanted to keep America basically with this consensus, bipartisan foreign policy that we're getting from everyone from George Bush to Barack Obama, ultimately to Joe Biden. So Trump is trying to really reorient our foreign policy for the first time since the end of the Cold War. And to do that, he's going to need a team that is loyal to him and that has the right ideas.

And Bridge Colby is certainly someone who fits that description.

And Bridge Colby is certainly someone who fits that description.

Well, the Monroe Doctrine is, of course, sort of the cornerstone of American foreign policy going back more than 200 years. And the Monroe Doctrine basically says that we're going to prevent other kinds of imperial powers from reaching into our hemisphere. And certainly that's one of the questions where Greenland comes up. It's where the Panama Canal comes up.

Well, the Monroe Doctrine is, of course, sort of the cornerstone of American foreign policy going back more than 200 years. And the Monroe Doctrine basically says that we're going to prevent other kinds of imperial powers from reaching into our hemisphere. And certainly that's one of the questions where Greenland comes up. It's where the Panama Canal comes up.

The Panama Canal is being very directly influenced right now by China. They have a certain economic stake in it, and there's a risk that they're going to have have more economic sway and more political sway over the canal, which is absolutely vital to our interests. Then with Greenland, right now, America's already basically responsible for providing for Greenland's defense.

The Panama Canal is being very directly influenced right now by China. They have a certain economic stake in it, and there's a risk that they're going to have have more economic sway and more political sway over the canal, which is absolutely vital to our interests. Then with Greenland, right now, America's already basically responsible for providing for Greenland's defense.

So it's kind of silly that we're paying the price for defending Greenland, but we don't actually have a kind of formal relationship between our nation and Greenland. Instead, Greenland is still controlled by Denmark.

So it's kind of silly that we're paying the price for defending Greenland, but we don't actually have a kind of formal relationship between our nation and Greenland. Instead, Greenland is still controlled by Denmark.

In the long run, however, there's a danger that Greenland, because of its strategic position in the Arctic, is going to be heavily influenced by other powers that want to be involved in Arctic politics. And certainly, Russia increasingly looks to the Arctic as a place to expand its power.

In the long run, however, there's a danger that Greenland, because of its strategic position in the Arctic, is going to be heavily influenced by other powers that want to be involved in Arctic politics. And certainly, Russia increasingly looks to the Arctic as a place to expand its power.

There is a danger that even though China is not directly in the Arctic, they may want to be able to use their expanding naval power and their expanding financial influence to influence a small, in fact, a tiny country like Greenland. Greenland's a huge island, but its population is only about 50,000 souls or so.

There is a danger that even though China is not directly in the Arctic, they may want to be able to use their expanding naval power and their expanding financial influence to influence a small, in fact, a tiny country like Greenland. Greenland's a huge island, but its population is only about 50,000 souls or so.