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DAVOS, Switzerland \u2014 It was among the most volatile weeks for trans-Atlantic relations in recent history, marked by a series of disruptive statements from President Trump that unsettled global markets and strained relations with some of America’s closest allies \u2014 on topics that ranged from Greenland to Gaza.<\/p>\n

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The diplomatic whiplash was on full display in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, where the annual World Economic Forum unfolded against the backdrop of growing uncertainty about America’s role as a global leader among Western democracies. By the time President Trump’s delayed helicopter landed in the Alpine snow, much of the damage \u2014 at least diplomatically \u2014 had already been done.<\/p>\n

In the weeks leading up to the gathering, occasionally off-the-cuff remarks from Trump<\/a> and White House staff about a possible U.S. military takeover of Greenland had culminated in renewed tariff threats against eight European nations.<\/p>\n