"We've tried flattery, distraction, bargaining, hoping the tornado would pass. It was an analytical and political mistake. This is not about rebalancing transatlantic relations or doing 'deals'. This is about coercion and both ideological and territorial dominance [by the US]," said our Director Steven Everts to the Financial Times, arguing that the EU and the UK need to change strategy in response to the US's aggressive rhetoric on Greenland.