US Attack on Venezuela Raises Anxieties of Future Greenland Annexation.

The latest US-led bombardment in Venezuela and the detention of its president have renewed worry regarding Washington's designs on Greenland. Members of the ex-president's base have reportedly set their sights on the strategically important island following the events in the southern hemisphere.

Provocative Posts and Official Outrage

Merely a short time after the initiation of the Venezuelan campaign, a well-known right-wing podcaster, who is married to a senior White House adviser, shared a suggestive image. The picture showed Greenland draped with the stars and stripes, accompanied by single-word caption: "COMING."

This overt threat to absorb the resource-abundant region, which is a part of the NATO alliance, provoked immediate and firm criticism from Denmark's officials.

"Denmark and the US are strong partners and should keep work together as such. American security is also the Arctic's and Denmark’s security," stated the Danish ambassador to the United States. "The Kingdom of Denmark and the United States collaborate to ensure security in the North."

The ambassador additionally pointed out that Denmark had significantly increased its military budget recently, earmarking a large amount specifically for Arctic and regional security. "And yes, we expect complete recognition for the sovereign borders of the Kingdom of Denmark," he added.

Administrative Moves and Strategic Interests

The situation were further complicated by the recent naming of a US state governor as a representative to Greenland. The governor had openly expressed gratitude to the president, saying it was an "privilege" to serve in a unpaid capacity to "make Greenland a part of the US."

After the events in Venezuela, this envoy praised the president's decisive move, connecting it to the broader "war on drugs."

Since returning to office, the American leader has consistently unnerved European partners with his stated interest in Greenland. The island is viewed as critically strategic for national security and potential mineral exploitation. It currently hosts the northernmost US air base.

Refusing to Rule Out Military Action

In a significant media interview, the leader declined to exclude the resorting to military force to gain control of Greenland. This position comes during growing global competition in the Arctic. "I don't rule it out. I don't say I'm going to do it, but I don't rule out anything... We need Greenland very badly," he stated.

He described Greenland as having a "very small amount of people, which we’ll look after, and we’ll value them... But we need that for international security."

Growing Friction and Indigenous Resistance

In reaction to this constant "rhetoric" of threats, Denmark's intelligence service took the extraordinary step last month of labelling the United States as a "potential threat."

The prime ministers of both Greenland issued a unified and forceful rebuke: "We have said it very clearly before. Now we say it again... You must not take over other countries."

Surveys in Greenland shows a complex picture. While a vast majority of the island's residents desire self-rule from Denmark, there is also little to no appetite to join the United States. The territory has had the legal right to declare independence for many years.

Analyst View: A Plausible Threat?

Military analysts are increasingly reconsidering the possibility of such a move. One policy director focusing in military analysis conceded she had once dismissed the rhetoric but was "currently not so sure."

"Logistically, it would be feasible for the US to station a couple hundred or a couple thousand troops on Greenland, and it's unclear to me which power could intervene about it," she concluded.