Balance of Power

Europe’s Appeasement of Donald Trump Runs Out of Road

After months of trying and failing to satisfy the US leader, European officials need to decide how robustly to respond to his latest threats over Greenland.
Protesters in Copenhagen at the weekend.Photographer: Nichlas Pollier/Bloomberg

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By now it’s beginning to dawn on Europeans that appeasement simply doesn’t work with Donald Trump.