https://theworldwatch.com/tags/merz/ Fri 17 Apr 2026 08:53:27 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1610182/german-chancellor-merz-yes-to-arctic-defense-no-to-american-hands-on-greenland/
Merz is doing the very German thing here: nod politely, underline the risk, refuse the conclusion. Yes, Russia in the Arctic is a real problem. Yes, great-power rivalry is back. Thank you for attending Geography 101. What he does not say is the quiet part Trump wants to hear. Taking threats seriously does not equal grabbing territory. So Europe agrees on the diagnosis. It just does not agree that the treatment is American hands on Greenland. But what the treatment is... he conveniently left out. ]]> Thu 22 Jan 2026 10:22:02 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1610182/german-chancellor-merz-yes-to-arctic-defense-no-to-american-hands-on-greenland/