He wants Greenland, and he’s not holding back.

President Donald Trump is ramping up pressure on Europe, floating tariffs, questioning NATO’s resolve, and claiming the EU won’t push back. Denmark says no. Europe is pushing back, at least rhetorically. And inside the US, even Trump’s own team isn’t fully aligned.

And in a twist that has shocked many, Trump has linked this aggressive push to last year’s Nobel Peace Prize snub, telling Norway’s prime minister he no longer feels “an obligation to think purely of peace.”

So is this power politics, personal grievance, or a negotiating tactic in the Arctic?

On The Big Story, Hongbin Jeong speaks with Donald Rothwell, Professor of International Law at the Australian National University, for more details.