Swamp Notes: Greenland, USA
FT News Briefing
Forhecz Topher
4.4 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 11 January 2025
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
Donald Trump has an aggressive negotiating method: he makes big threats in order to extract concessions. But now that he’s floated the idea of invading Danish and Panamanian territories this week, America’s allies are especially nervous. The FT’s Nordic and Baltic bureau chief Richard Milne and US national editor and columnist Ed Luce join Swamp Notes to discuss Trump’s imperial ambitions.
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Why Donald Trump wants Greenland
Trump, Greenland and the rebirth of the Monroe Doctrine
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| 0:00.0 | We're Equinor, an energy company searching for better. |
| 0:03.0 | Currently, we supply 27% of the UK's gas, 15% of its oil, |
| 0:07.7 | and we're playing our part in the UK's energy transition. |
| 0:11.0 | Our wind farms power 750,000 homes, |
| 0:14.0 | and we expect that to grow to over 7 million. |
| 0:16.5 | Last year, we invested 20% of our global growth spend in renewables |
| 0:20.1 | and lower carbon solutions. |
| 0:22.0 | We plan to increase that to 50% by 2030. |
| 0:25.4 | We're an energy company searching for better. |
| 0:28.4 | Equinore.co.uk. |
| 0:32.4 | In Donald Trump's second administration, the America First ideology might be a lot more imperialist. |
| 0:39.9 | And not only does the president-elect want to expand U.S. territory, he wants that new land |
| 0:46.0 | from friends. |
| 0:53.0 | This is Swamp Notes, the weekly podcast from the FT News Briefing, where we talk about |
| 0:57.4 | all things happening in U.S. politics. |
| 1:00.0 | I'm Kasha Bersalian, and this week we're asking, why is Donald Trump threatening to annex |
| 1:04.8 | territory from allies? |
| 1:06.6 | Here with me to discuss is Richard Milne. |
| 1:08.8 | He's the FTs Nordic and Baltic Bureau Chief. |
| 1:11.4 | Hey, Richard. |
| 1:12.5 | Yeah, hey there. |
| 1:13.8 | And we've also got Ed Luce, the FT's U.S. national editor and columnist. He also co-authors our Swamp Notes newsletter. |
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