Mid-atlantic - Conversations About Us, Uk And World Politics

If you thought the idea of the US buying Greenland was a historical curiosity, think again. In this episode of Mid-Atlantic, Roifield Brown returns to YouTube with geopolitical analyst Pyotr Kurzin of The Global Gambit to peer into the mess that is Trump-era foreign policy is creating in the North Atlantic. Spoiler: It’s not just about a frozen island with more musk oxen than people. It’s a full-blown stress test for NATO, Europe, and what’s left of the post-WWII international order.Kurzin lays out the Trump worldview: alliances are optional, leverage is everything, and territorial sovereignty is up for negotiation. European leaders are adjusting, some more bravely than others. Macron is saying the quiet part out loud, Germany is quietly recalibrating, and the UK is hedging its bets, Brexit hangover and all.This isn’t just about Greenland. It’s about whether Europe can finally stop outsourcing its security to a partner that may now be actively undermining it. The conversation ends with an uncomfortable but ne