Articles by Igor Sevenard

February 4, 2026

Greenland is a test of US power – and Trump is failing it

Igor Sevenard
Donald Trump’s coercion of Denmark over Greenland is not just an Arctic dispute. Igor Sevenard and Richard J. Cook argue that by treating NATO allies as real estate vendors, Trump shatters the trust necessary to deter China. Breaking faith in Europe, the US loses credibility in Asia
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Igor Sevenard
PhD Candidate, Research Training Group East Asian Futures, Department of Political Science, University of Duisburg-Essen

Igor's research interests include order, status, and narrative in international relations, China-US relations, China-EU relations, China-Russia relations, and great power competition.

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