Theoretically yes. This is an issue that has been considered before, though admittedly not with regards to fucking Greenland. Turkiye and Greece have long been enemies as well as members of NATO, and it’s been considered that the invocation of Article 5 by the aggressed-upon party against the aggressing party in case of a serious war would, theoretically, be binding on the other members of NATO.
In practice, NATO is a gentleman’s agreement with no means of enforcement. Everything comes down to political will - NATO is just an organizational structure to facilitate a response. It cannot replace the will (or lack thereof) of national governments.
Article 5 doesn’t oblige members to take any particular action. It only says that an attack on one is an attack on all, and leaves it to each member to decide what actions, if any, they will take in response.
It says each member will assist the attacked party/parties, as it deems necessary.
My interpretation of the article is that assistance is mandatory. What type of assistance is up to the member to decide
https://www.nato.int/cps/fr/natohq/topics_110496.htm?selectedLocale=en
Prayers and likes is assistance right?
Thou shall not, not, probably assist. 🤷🏻♂️
Side note: If this administration does invade, just accept the invite to the group chat our drunken Secretary of Defense sends you.
Probably? I don’t think anyone knows for sure. It’s not like NATO countries have invaded each other before.
USA itself would violate it’s own membership. With such an act it became the enemy of the NATO.
Obligation or not, it would set a frightening precedent of they didn’t.
Yeah, it’s a no win. Either NATO becomes ineffective because it won’t honour it’s agreement or WW3 starts.
It’s not an easy say since Greenland is not a nato member, however it’s an autonomous state of Denmark, which is.
Anyone’s guess, really.
Edit: just as an addition I want to clarify I am trying to help answer the question. I wish peace for the world and especially Greenland.
Greenland is not a nato member
That’s like saying your right arm isn’t a human.
Greenland is simply a part of Denmark, so it is a NATO member.
I stated that factually. It’s not my opinion.
If that’s not the case in this construct I might be wrong, fair enough.
I am not an expert on this, I just looked up nato members and Greenland is not in there.
But Denmark is deemed legally to protect its autonomy which is a nato country. It’s a strange case…
I know it’s not the best source from what I read on the Wikipedia article Greenland being a Autonomous territory of Denmark is apart of Denmark and therefore a NATO member
On 20 March 2023 Greenland send their own diplomat within Denmark’s group. So not only are they a Denmark Autonomous territory but they also have their own diplomat in NATO.
Article 5 is only an obligation to have a meeting if someone calls for a meeting. It is not as strong as propagandized.
Greece and Turkey often have clashes and it is never a NATO issue.
CIA pig vermin NATO chief, Rutte, said it would not be a NATO matter.
Whether or not they have to defend, if they don’t, Greece and Erdogan will go to war.
Check the article 5 requirement. I don’t see any “unless another NATO country” exceptions.
Probably moot as all the US has to do is increase presence and wait for an “or else” moment, so that they can rely with “or else what?”
Kind of like Czechoslovakia in WW2.
