Danish intelligence report describes US as national security risk
- - Danish intelligence report describes US as national security risk
Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY December 11, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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Denmark's intelligence service for the first time has described the United States as a potential threat to its and the wider European region's national security because of the Trump administration's apparent willingness to use economic and military coercion and pressure "to enforce its will," even against allies.
"The world's great powers are increasingly prioritizing their own interests and use force to achieve their goals," the NATO country's military intelligence agency said in its annual threats assessment, published on Dec. 10. The Danish Defense Intelligence Service named Russia and China among the chief nations posing challenges to Denmark and Europe. But in an unusual move, it also singled out the U.S. because of what it said was "uncertainty" about "the role of the United States as a guarantor of European security."
"The United States uses economic power, including in the form of threats of high tariffs, to enforce its will and no longer excludes the use of military force even against allies," the report said.
The U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen did not immediately respond to a comment request. Tensions between Copenhagen and Washington have soured amid President Donald Trump's stated interest in taking control of Greenland, a resource-rich, strategically important Arctic island that's part of the kingdom of Denmark.
Denmark is also among European nations opposed to a White House peace plan for Ukraine, which appears to favor Russia on key points including ceding Ukrainian territory to Russia that Moscow has taken by force.
Still, the report said that Russia's war against Ukraine was the main factor shaping the European security environment. Denmark believes the military threat from Russia to NATO countries will increase in the year ahead, though it currently sees no threat of a "regular military attack" against Denmark.
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