Greenland

Trump’s Greenland game comes with Russia and China circling US in Arctic as expert sees ‘big game of catch-up’

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Trump’s Greenland game comes with Russia and China circling US in Arctic as expert sees ‘big game of catch-up’

Throughout the Trump administration’s month-long exercise in escalating rhetoric around the president’s burning desire for Greenland, a key line emerged. Rather than a bid for the mineral wealth buried in the Arctic island, which is semi-sovereign and administered by Denmark, Trump and U.S. officials have framed the territory as essential to bolstering the U.S.’s strategic … Read more

The rules-based global order has been in freefall for years

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The rules-based global order has been in freefall for years

When we look at the actions of Russia, China, North Korea, Israel, Iran and now the US in recent years, there is a tendency to close our eyes tightly, pull the covers over our heads and wait for the madness to die down. The rules-based order we thought was here to stay after 1989 is … Read more

European leaders find a way to speak with one voice against Trump

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European leaders find a way to speak with one voice against Trump

LONDON (AP) – No more glowing praise. No more political solutions and old-style diplomacy. And no one calls Donald Trump “Daddy” now. European leaders who have struggled for a year to figure out how to deal with an emboldened second-term US president have come closer to saying “no” or something diplomatically similar to his disregard … Read more

Calls to invoke the 25th Amendment grow as Trump seeks to acquire Greenland. How does it work and has it been used before?

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Calls to invoke the 25th Amendment grow as Trump seeks to acquire Greenland. How does it work and has it been used before?

A growing number of lawmakers are calling for the 25th Amendment to impeach President Trump after Trump told Norway’s prime minister that his position on buying Greenland was tied to not winning the Nobel Peace Prize and that he no longer felt compelled to “think only about peace.” The remarkable exchange took place on January … Read more

Treasury Secretary Claims Trump Wants to Annex Greenland to Prevent Being ‘Draged’ into an ‘Attack’ from Russia

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Treasury Secretary Claims Trump Wants to Annex Greenland to Prevent Being ‘Draged’ into an ‘Attack’ from Russia

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has claimed President Donald Trump wants to annex Greenland to prevent the US from being “drawn” into an “attack” on the territory from Russia. During an interview Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” moderator Kristen Welker asked Bessent why Trump is still trying to seize Greenland despite the fact that “the … Read more

Stocks sell off globally as traders digest Trump message saying he wants Greenland because ‘your country decided not to give me the Nobel’

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Stocks sell off globally as traders digest Trump message saying he wants Greenland because ‘your country decided not to give me the Nobel’

Stock markets went into a global sell-off this morning as world leaders in Davos awoke to news that US President Trump had written to Norway’s prime minister to say his repeated threats to take over Greenland were based on his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize. “Given that your Country has decided not to … Read more

Britain must declare independence from America or it will die

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Britain must declare independence from America or it will die

Of all the explanations for Donald Trump’s attempt to occupy Greenland, the most superficially attractive is that the president has dementia. In that case, why not pretend to give it to her? Fly him somewhere that looks green, put on a military parade and tell him that’s it. Senile fantasy fulfilled. Unfortunately, the rot goes … Read more

Trump’s approach is wrong, but he should go after Greenland

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Trump’s approach is wrong, but he should go after Greenland

Only the bravado of the “art of the deal” could turn a wise purchase into a playground. Lately, the rhetoric coming out of the White House feels less like Thomas Jefferson and more like a high school bully stealing his lunch money. However, America should open its wallet and take Greenland. White House aide Stephen … Read more

Republicans and Democrats are trying to contain Trump’s aggression in Greenland. Will it be enough?

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Republicans and Democrats are trying to contain Trump’s aggression in Greenland. Will it be enough?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican lawmakers are scrambling to rein in President Donald Trump’s threats to seize control of Greenland, with some showing the most strident opposition to nearly everything the Trump administration has done since taking office. They gave speeches about the importance of NATO last week. They introduced bills to prevent the US from … Read more

Trump says he could punish countries with tariffs if they don’t support the US state that controls Greenland

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Trump says he could punish countries with tariffs if they don’t support the US state that controls Greenland

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump suggested Friday that he could punish countries with tariffs if they do not support U.S. control of Greenland, a message that came as a bipartisan congressional delegation sought to ease tensions in the Danish capital. Trump has insisted for months that the US should control Greenland, a … Read more