What does Donald Trump’s power play over Greenland and the ensuing confrontation with European allies mean for the future of the military alliance? Does NATO without the US even make sense?Punching Upwards, Episode 20 for 25 January 2026Topics: Politics / Trumpism🦉 No AI ContentCreditsThanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen, Fadi Mansour, Evgeny Kuznetsov and Vlad A Gouf for subscribing to the podcast on Substack and supporting it financially! Additional thanks to Sir Galteran who continues to provide financial backing via Fountain.fm!See Also* Punching Upwards 18: Trump’s South American Adventure* Punching Upwards 17: Vlad vs. VladSources* Trump Goes All-In on Greenland at Davos: “It’s our Territory”, The New York Post, 21 January 2025* NATO Chief Rutte Details Greenland Breakthrough in Talks With Trump, Bloomberg, 22 January 2026* The North Atlantic Treaty, NATO, 4 April 1949* NATO — Expand or Die?, The New York Times, 28 December 1994* NATO Expansion Would Be an Epic “Fateful Error”, The Los Angeles Times, 7 July 1997The theme music for the podcast is a track called Fight or Fall by Def Lev. Find out more about the show at fab.industries/podcast — new media, new rules! Get full access to Punching Upwards at punchingupwards.substack.com/subscribe