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Trump edition: Annexing Greenland, Signal-gate and inside the battle for America’s foreign policy

2025/3/28
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This chapter analyzes the security breach where the Trump administration planned military strikes on the unsecured Signal app, inadvertently including a journalist. It explores the implications of this lapse and reveals internal dynamics and disagreements within the administration regarding the Yemen strikes.
  • Use of unsecured messaging app for sensitive military planning.
  • Internal disagreements within the administration regarding the Yemen strikes.
  • J.D. Vance's opposition based on potential European benefits.
  • Potential consequences for officials involved.

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This week, we discovered that recent US airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen were coordinated over the unsecured Signal messaging app, where officials accidentally added Jeffrey Goldberg, Editor of The Atlantic, to the group chat. This astonishing security lapse offered a rare, behind-the-scenes glimpse into America’s top national security figures as they make high-stakes decisions. So, what did we learn?

Plus: As Vice President J.D. Vance visits America’s air base in Northern Greenland following Donald Trump’s declaration that he will do whatever it takes to assert control over the island, we examine what a potential US annexation means for Denmark, Greenland, and the broader Arctic.

Roland Oliphant is joined by David Blair, former foreign policy speech writer at No10, Curt Mills, Executive Editor of The American Conservative, Danish politician and MEP Anders Vistisen, and Charly Salonius-Pasternak, CEO of Nordic West Office.

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