After WWII, the U.S. helped establish the legal principle that invading another country to advance national interests is a war crime.
Trump's Greenland rhetoric suggests his administration has reversed course on a foundational principle of modern international law.

How Trump’s Greenland threats amount to an implicit rejection of the legal principles of Nuremberg
The claim that national security can justify territorial acquisition marks a sharp break from the principles the US championed after World War II.
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