The NSS framing matters here: skepticism toward multilateral institutions, sovereignty absolutism, and transactional alliances. In that worldview, NATO isn’t a safeguard — it’s a constraint. Its breakdown becomes acceptable, even desirable.

If the goal were resources or China, cooperation with Denmark & NATO would be cheaper and safer. Instead, we see tolerance for alliance rupture and sovereignty violation — costs that only make sense if Europe itself is being denied future strategic autonomy.