This sweeping decision followed a government-wide review of every international organization, treaty, and convention in which the United States holds membership or provides financial support. Immediately upon returning to office, President Trump renewed the U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization and the Paris Climate Agreement. If the United States were to assert control over Greenland, NATO would not collapse under external attack; it would die of internal contradiction. With the United Nations weakened and multilateral forums abandoned, disputes that once might have been mediated now drift toward unilateral force. The choice before the world is stark: rebuild collective order—or prepare for an era in which power alone decides, and the world order is not merely weakened, but buried.

Source: The Nation January 09, 2026 06:21 UTC