<h2>Gorinchem (26.051)</h2> Vrijdag 20-02-2026 Gefascineerd zag ik deze week in het VPRO-programma Bureau Buitenland hoe er een fictief scenario werd nagespeeld, waarbij Trump niet alleen Groenland maar ook IJsland bezette. No.....

sailing-dulce.nl/home/article... #IJsland #annexatie #GIUKGap #invoertarieven #hooggerechtshof #afgang Vrijdag 20-02-2026 Gefascineerd zag ik deze week in het VPRO-programma Bureau Buitenland hoe er een fictief scenario werd nagespeeld, waarbij Trump niet alleen Groenland maar ook IJsland bezette..

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Hit back at Trump? Europe mulls unthinkable options as Greenland threats ramp up tensions Senior politicians want the EU to deploy its trade bazooka against the United States over Trump’s Greenland claims. Capitals aren’t so sure.

"Hit hard, hit fast, hit often."

The motto of US Navy Fleet Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey Jr.

Time for Europe to take his advice, diplomatically and, if necessary, militarily.

#Greenland #Iceland #GIUKGap

It's time for the Joint Chiefs of Staff to mount a coup d'état against Trump and his people: arrest them, liquidate them if necessary, then hand over authority to Congress. Restore sanity to the United States.

#Greenland #Iceland #Arctic #GIUKGap #NATO #EU

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US takeover of #Iceland – a joke? Not necessarily as the US plans a strategic retreat from Europe but still wants to control the Atlantic. Iceland sits in the middle of the #GIUKgap which is pivotal for that control. US had strong presence in the past for a reason […]

#HighNorth #GIUKGap #GIUK-NGap... 2/2 bsky.app/profile/ukde...

Reading across both UK & Norwegian perspectives cited makes this a significant decision not just for future #HighNorth maritime security, but also for that of the #GIUKGap. Increasingly moves us towards the spatial realignment of a more integrated #GIUK-NGap strategic framing? 1/2

Screenshot of a Google Trends results page for the search term "GIUK Gap"

#GIUKGap: a slightly tongue-in-check klaxon on my part, but I wonder what recent events may have contributed to such a late August surge in interest?

I am obliged to sound the #GIUKGap klaxon... #HighNorth

Although Matthew doesn't use the words, I'm going to claim this one for a #GIUKGap klaxon... bsky.app/profile/so3b...

Battle for the seabed: defence groups take aim at underwater security Disruption to gas pipelines and telecoms cables have focused policymakers’ minds on protecting submarine assets

This leads on the #criticalinfrastructuresecurity context, but it does mention #ProjectCabot & ASW capabilities. It doesn't set these within the broader strategic context of #AtlanticBastion & the #GIUKGap. No klaxon on this occasion... www.ft.com/content/ec7d...

I am obliged to sound the #GIUKGap klaxon... #AtlanticBastion & @salisbot.bsky.social: "When fully implemented, the project aims to bolster the RN’s capacity to detect, track, & deter submarines across the North Atlantic, particularly around the vital GIUK (Greenland-Iceland-UK) gap..." #HighNorth

Beware the Europe You Wish For The downsides and dangers of allied independence.

I am obliged to sound the #GIUKGap klaxon... "The Pentagon is typically able to track these submarines through the gap, but only because of the many U.S. naval & air assets it has stationed in Europe." www.foreignaffairs.com/europe/bewar...

How does Iceland contribute to NATO when it has no military? Iceland is one of NATO's 12 founding members — but it doesn't have an army, an air force or a navy. It contributes one civil expert to each of the Baltic battlegroups on a rotating basis. But what do ...

I am obliged to sound the #GIUKGap klaxon... "In a time of crisis, the area around Iceland controls access to the Atlantic from the north," he says. "This position, essentially, is Iceland's main contribution to NATO." news.err.ee/1609575085/h...

I am obliged to sound the #GIUKGap klaxon... "marks an important defence and supply line, which Russia would want to disrupt in a conflict..." bsky.app/profile/alan...

I am obliged to sound the #GIUKGap klaxon...: "An Arctic command & control hub would ensure that the UK is fully prepared to defend key maritime areas from Russia’s Arctic fleet, such as the Greenland, Iceland, and UK gap...." bsky.app/profile/rusi...

I am obliged to sound the #GIUKGap klaxon... SNMG1 on active patrol... bsky.app/profile/vrei...

I am obliged to sound the #GIUKGap klaxon... with a spatial realignment?: "The UK, alongside NATO allies, should extend its strategic reach by replacing the old focus on the Greenland-Iceland-UK (GIUK) gap with a more forward focus on the Svalbard-Tromsø gap." www.geostrategy.org.uk/research/the...

That’s how it done no other way #Canada has to do the same. Maybe consider EU and worry about integrity of #FiveEyes with possible likely leaks to China or Russia. Our Navy should be helping Norway track Russian subs before they get through #GIUKGAP.

Watch #Trump try to undermine #GIUKGAP working with #Russia to degrade #NATO and shape the battlefield for Russia & #China. Canada has world class anti submarine capabilities in the #CP140Aurora planes that #Trudeau & cabinet did not support. We should work with #NORDIC allies. #SlavaUkraine

I am obliged to sound the #GIUKGap klaxon... Project CABOT (Atlantic Net & Bastion Atlantic): "If this works, we’ll have an unblinking eye on one of the most critical maritime corridors in the world..."