Denmark’s Defense Intelligence Service (DDIS) has, in its newly published Intelligence Risk Assessment 2025, characterized the United States of America as a potential threat to global security. This represents a significant shift in tone toward a key and longstanding NATO ally.
Analyzing the geopolitical landscape for the year ahead, the DDIS report asserts that the U.S. is more frequently employing economic coercion, including the threats of high tariffs, to achieve its objectives and does not exclude the use of military force, even against allies. This assessment, made by one of the largest intelligence agencies in Northern Europe points to deepening unease within allied circles about the direction of American foreign policy.
The DDIS report observes that the U.S. now utilizes its economic and technological power as instruments of influence, even against allies and partners, a trend that erodes the foundations of the traditional alliance framework. A specific case cited is the Trump administration’s previous efforts to purchase Greenland, Denmark’s resource-abundant autonomous territory, an initiative that sparked a diplomatic rift between the two capitals at the start of the year.
The report also lends weight to concerns voiced by European leaders that the United States could tilt toward a pro-Russian position in potential peace talks. By questioning Washington’s reliability as a partner amid mounting global instability, the DDIS assessment echoes these broader European anxieties.