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Trump’s stated reasons for taking Greenland are wrong – but the tactics fit with the plan to limit China’s economic interests

In 2019, during his first term, U.S. President Donald Trump expressed a desire to buy Greenland, which has been a part of Denmark for some 300 years. Danes and Greenlanders quickly rebuffed the offer at the time.

The Conversation

‘I blame ourselves’: Trump faults own press team as he takes over briefing room for low-energy, nearly 90-minute Year 1 recap

NEWS ANALYSIS: Sluggish performance included more than one subtle dig at staffers while lauding himself at every turn

The Independent UK

Donald Trump’s ominous warning on scope of plans for Greenland: ‘You’ll find out’

Trump questioned whether Nato would come to the ‘rescue’ of the US

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Trump's 'Special Relationship' With King Charles Could Be Britain's 'Secret Weapon' Amid Greenland Threats

King Charles III emerges as a vital diplomatic asset for Britain as President Trump threatens tariffs on the UK over the disputed sovereignty of Danish-owned Greenland.

International Business Times UK

Scott Bessent desperately tries to walk back Trump’s letter linking Greenland with Nobel Prize snub: ‘A complete canard’

In a leaked message to the Norwegian prime minister, Trump said being snubbed for a Nobel Peace Prize inspired him to no longer ‘think purely of Peace’ when it comes to the U.S. taking over Greenland

The Independent UK

‘You’ll find out’: Trump’s answer on question of scope of plans for Greenland

The US president also said ‘you’ll find out’ when asked how far he was willing to go to acquire the island.

Evening Standard

Photos from the annual World Economic Forum in Davos

The World Economic Forum think tank opened its four-day annual meeting in the Swiss town of Davos on Tuesday where political leaders and business leaders will discuss issues ranging from economic disparity to climate change to world conflicts. This year's geopolitical context — with the recent U.S. military strike in…

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After an irascible first year, Donald Trump is more dangerous than ever

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: His fury keeps spilling over, and it fell to Emmanuel Macron to spell out that Europe ‘prefers respect to bullies’ and ‘the rule of law to brutality'

The Independent UK

Trump’s Greenland argument collapses after he shares a post claiming China and Russia — his supposed threats — are just boogeymen

Wait so Trump is saying Russia and China aren't a threat?

We Got This Covered

President Trump Repudiates Discovery Doctrine, Favors Acquisition By Conquest

Once again, Trump manages to make obscure law great again.

Reason

Escalating Greenland Tensions Sink the Dollar and Boost Precious Metals

The dollar index (DXY00 ) dropped to a 2-week low on Tuesday and finished down by -0.79%. The dollar retreated on Tuesday as President Trump's push to take over Greenland is reviving fears of trade confrontations between the US and its European allies, with little sign of de-escalation. Overnight, President...

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Trump Threatens NATO Members With Tariffs Paid Almost Entirely by Americans

Threatening European allies to further tax American citizens is unlikely to persuade them to surrender Greenland to the United States.

Reason

Europe won’t yield to 'bullies' Macron warns as Trump pushes Greenland claim

French President Emmanuel Macron declared on Tuesday that Europe would refuse to give in to "bullies", delivering a pointed message at the World Economic Forum in Davos. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen also pledged an "unflinching" response to US President Donald Trump's renewed territorial claims over Greenland.

Radio France Internationale

The great Davos divorce: America's allies draw red line with Trump

"Being a happy vassal is one thing. Being a miserable slave is something else."

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The Guardian - US

The transatlantic order is crumbling. Greenland is a moment of great rupture

Trump’s demand for Greenland is a throwback to the 1884 Berlin conference: a transaction of land and people driven by a might makes right worldview

International Business Times

Danish Lawmaker Tells Trump 'F--k Off' Before Being Cut Off Mid-Speech

In a speech to the European parliament, Danish MEP Anders Vistisen leveled an expletive towards U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Trump’s Greenland obsession just earned him a blunt response from European Parliament — and it wasn’t polite

Anders Vistisen, you hero!

The Guardian - UK

UK to hand Chagos Islands to Mauritius despite Trump’s taunts, No 10 says

PM’s spokesperson insists government’s position is unchanged and that the US still supports the deal

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The Guardian - UK

Concerned European football chiefs discuss response to Trump over Greenland

European football’s leaders are increasingly concerned about Donald Trump’s wish to annex Greenland and have held initial discussions about how the sport could respond

Latin Times

Gavin Newsom Calls on European Leaders to 'Have a Backbone' and Stand Up to Trump: 'They've Been Played'

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said European leaders have "been played" by President Donald Trump, arguing that their approach to dealing with the U.S. president has left them exposed as tensions rise between Washington and its allies.

The Guardian - UK

Nervous rex: the Davos elite brace for Trump and his dinosaur diplomacy

Leaders of EU, France and Canada stake out positions on Greenland ahead of US president’s speech to World Economic Forum

International Business Times UK

Is Denmark Responding to Trump's Arctic Pressure? Troops Arrive in Greenland for Long-Term Exercises

Denmark has deployed combat soldiers and allied forces to Greenland for long-term Arctic training exercises, coordinated with NATO and the Greenlandic government, unrelated to Trump's past Greenland comments.

The Independent UK

Macron takes aim at ‘bully’ Trump as EU leaders ramp up response to president’s threats

French president urges ‘rule of law over brutality’ in a thinly veiled takedown from Davos, hours after the US president launches yet another attack on Nato allies with a rant against Keir Starmer's Chagos deal

The Conversation

19th-century plan for a slaving empire based in US deep south and Caribbean resonates with Trump’s foreign policy today

One year into his second term of office, Donald Trump’s foreign policy aspirations have led him to variously lay claim to Canada, the Panama Canal and, most contentiously at present, Greenland. He has kidnapped the head of state of Venezuela, saying that the US can run the country and exploit…

Latin Times

Greenland's Prime Minister Tells Population To Prepare For a Military Invasion Even If It's Still An Unlikely Scenario

Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen told the island's residents and authorities they need to start preparing for a potential military invasion from the U.S. as President Donald Trump continues to voice his intention to take over the country.

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