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Former diplomat on Trump's tariff threats against NATO allies over Greenland issue

By Steve Inskeep

Published January 19, 2026 at 4:00 AM CST

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NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Kurt Volker, a former U.S. ambassador to NATO, about what critics perceive as the Trump administration's threat to the transatlantic alliance.

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Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.