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Senior NATO Figure Warns U.S. of Base Seizures in Europe if Trump Pursues Greenland Plans

Jan 9, 2026

A senior NATO-affiliated official has issued an unusually blunt warning to the United States, escalating legal and diplomatic tensions surrounding President Donald Trump’s renewed interest in acquiring Greenland. Gunther Fehlinger, chairman of Austria’s NATO enlargement committee, said that any U.S. attempt to annex Greenland would trigger the confiscation of all American military bases across Europe…
The Arrest of a Sitting Head of State: Legal Implications of the U.S. Seizure of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro

Jan 4, 2026

The reported capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces on Saturday, January 3, 2026, marks one of the most consequential—and legally fraught—actions in modern international relations. The arrest of a sitting head of state of a sovereign country by another state raises profound questions under international law, U.S. constitutional law, and long-standing norms…

Senior NATO Figure Warns U.S. of Base Seizures in Europe if Trump Pursues Greenland Plans