European allies at NATO are putting on a brave face as the United States steps back from its leadership role at the alliance.

Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland are casting a united front after Trump threatens tariffs.

European allies at NATO on Thursday brushed aside concerns that the United States has stepped back from its leadership role of the world's biggest security organization, leaving them and Canada to do the lion's share of defending Europe.

If Washington ever tried to seize Greenland by force, the battlefield would be logistics, legitimacy, and alliance collapse, not firepower. This breakdown maps the most likely phases, the Nordic denial strategy,