Gabriel Stüve on Instagram: "Claiming “need” can trigger urgency and collective attention, even across borders In January 2026, as a 15-strong French military contingent arrived in Greenland, U.S. President Donald Trump stated that the U.S. “needs” the island. Several European nations—including Germany, Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, and the UK—are participating in the deployment, signaling NATO’s presence in the Arctic. Framing geopolitical intentions as a “need” leverages a human bias toward