That sounds less like diplomacy and more like pressure politics. Greenland isn’t a bargaining chip, and using tariffs to force support would probably just strain alliances instead of strengthening them.
That being said, the US effectively doesn’t have any allies any more. Sure there’s still alliances on paper, but Trump doesn’t care about agreements and everyone knows it. But we’re in a bit of an awkward dance where countries don’t want Trump to know that they know the US no longer considers any country an ally. Just buying time to shift everything away from the US.
That sounds less like diplomacy and more like pressure politics. Greenland isn’t a bargaining chip, and using tariffs to force support would probably just strain alliances instead of strengthening them.
Pressure politics is part of diplomacy.
That being said, the US effectively doesn’t have any allies any more. Sure there’s still alliances on paper, but Trump doesn’t care about agreements and everyone knows it. But we’re in a bit of an awkward dance where countries don’t want Trump to know that they know the US no longer considers any country an ally. Just buying time to shift everything away from the US.
also, mostly just trying to outlast him in the vain hope for a “return to normal” when he croaks.