Trump’s Greenland gambit threatens a fragile global minerals alliance

Diplomats warn that skepticism about U.S. reliability under Trump—exacerbated by his push to seize Greenland—could undermine the State Department’s first Critical Minerals Ministerial and risk derailing efforts to diversify supply chains away from China. Although 50-plus countries have been invited and the plan centers on a nonbinding framework for 60 minerals, support is uneven: a handful have signed or shown interest (Philippines, Poland; Romania considering), but EU members Finland and Germany want more policy clarity, India remains noncommittal, and Denmark isn’t sending representatives, while tariff saber-rattling and Davos-era tensions threaten trust. The result could push partners to pursue bilateral or multilateral arrangements without the United States, complicating Washington’s goal to counter Beijing.