Germany and France talking about troops in Greenland is being read as a tripwire against the US.
But if the outcome is Europe assuming responsibility and cost for Greenland’s defence, the objective may already have been met.
Strategic ambiguity is cheaper than occupation.

I post about science, politics, and the places where certainty quietly falls apart.

Dry humour. Occasional heresy. Curiosity over certainty.
Tea optional.

There’s a certain irony in demanding absolute free speech
right up until the law that protects it becomes inconvenient.