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Greenland

  • Tuesday, 27 January, 2026
    News in-depthArctic
    How Nato is preparing for war in the Arctic

    Nordic nations hope US fixation on Greenland will spur alliance to catch up with years of Russian military build-up in the region

    A Russian soldier in winter camouflage and yellow goggles stands holding a machine gun on a snowy Arctic base, with a military vehicle behind.
  • Monday, 26 January, 2026
    Julie Rademacher
    Trump and Rutte cannot make a deal without Greenland at the table

    We are not rejecting co-operation — we are rejecting being spoken for

    Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen walk with a large group through snowy Nuuk.
  • Saturday, 24 January, 2026
    The Weekend Essay
    Greenland, America and the end of Atlanticism

    Behind the crisis caused by Donald Trump’s threats is a much bigger change: the waning of US hegemony and the coming of a multi-polar age

    A group of soldiers in winter camouflage stand on a vast, snow-covered landscape during a military exercise in Greenland.
  • Friday, 23 January, 2026
    Gold
    Gold records best week since 2008 as Greenland crisis rattles dollar

    Precious metal closes in on $5,000 and silver tops $100 as Trump’s shortlived tariffs threat sparks rush to safe havens

    A one-kilogramme gold bar labelled ‘Switzerland 1 KILO Fine Gold 999.9’
  • Friday, 23 January, 2026
    Federal Reserve
    Nuuk threat

    A US play for the island of Greenland sent shudders across global markets

    Greenlandic flags are visible in the foreground as Mette Frederiksen’s airplane is parked on the snowy tarmac at Nuuk airport.
  • Friday, 23 January, 2026
    News in-depth
    Greenland has had enough of Trump

    Anxiety and patriotism swirl as details of a ‘future deal’ touted by US president trickle out

    People wave Greenlandic flags in a crowded indoor space, welcoming the foreign minister at Nuuk airport.
  • Friday, 23 January, 2026
    Geopolitics
    EU leaders fear for US relationship despite Trump climbdown

    Europeans criticised by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for failing to lead ‘in defending freedom’

    Mette Frederiksen speaks to reporters as she arrives at an EU summit in Brussels focused on the Greenland crisis.
  • Thursday, 22 January, 2026
    Nato chief and Trump discussed revamp of US-Denmark military deal

    Danish PM open to renegotiating 1951 pact provided country’s sovereignty was not called into question

    A military helicopter hovers above Arctic snow
  • Thursday, 22 January, 2026
    Soumaya Keynes
    So you tried to buy a country . . . 

    Trump’s Greenland experience shows the problem with difficult markets

    An illustration shows a child-sized Donald Trump in an old-fashioned sweet shop, pointing at a jar containing the outline of Greenland.
  • Thursday, 22 January, 2026
    FT MagazineSimon Kuper
    How Trump turned international relations into a real-estate game

    With his Greenland obsession, the US president is reviving a national tradition: expansion via land grabs

    Illustration of hands holding a knife over a globe resting on a table
  • Thursday, 22 January, 2026
    Europe Express
    Trump’s ‘forever’ Greenland deal with Rutte leaves Europe without answers

    Also in this newsletter: telecom companies hit out at Brussels’ new network rules

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    US President Donald Trump and Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte sit across from each other during a meeting at Davos.
  • Thursday, 22 January, 2026
    Due Diligence
    Art of the deal: Greenland edition

    Donald Trump delivered a speech at Davos amid his attempt to take over the Arctic island

    Premium content
    Donald Trump speaks at a podium in front of a World Economic Forum backdrop.
  • Thursday, 22 January, 2026
    EU defence
    Trump’s Greenland pivot leaves Europe flummoxed

    EU leaders to meet as US president drops tariffs and military threat to take Arctic island from Denmark

    Montage of Mette Frederiksen, Emmanuel Macron, Giorgia Meloni, Friedrich Merz and Donald Trump
  • Thursday, 22 January, 2026
    Trump drops tariff threat against Europe and touts ‘future’ Greenland deal

    US president backs away from new trade war after talks with Nato chief Mark Rutte

    Donald Trump speaks at a podium labeled ‘Annual Meeting Davos 2026’ at the World Economic Forum.
  • Wednesday, 21 January, 2026
    FT live news
    Greenland news as it happened: Trump drops European tariff threat as he touts ‘future’ deal, US stocks rally as trade tensions ease

    US president says ‘productive meeting’ with Nato’s Mark Rutte led to pullback on levies

    Donald Trump speaks at a podium with a microphone in front of a blue background.
  • Wednesday, 21 January, 2026
    Instant InsightGideon Rachman
    The great Greenland climbdown

    After a rambling speech, Trump announced he would not be imposing tariffs on his allies

    Donald Trump speaks at a podium labeled "Annual Meeting Davos 2026" with a blue World Economic Forum backdrop.
  • Wednesday, 21 January, 2026
    News in-depth
    The trouble with maps: Greenland’s allure for Trump is based on an illusion

    Who dares tell the US president the Arctic island he covets is not as big as it seems?

  • Wednesday, 21 January, 2026
    US-UK relations
    UK ‘will not yield’ on Greenland, Starmer warns Trump

    British prime minister issues strongest rebuke yet over US president’s push to seize island

    Keir Starmer speaking at the despatch box in the House of Commons during Prime Minister's Questions, with colleagues seated nearby.
  • Wednesday, 21 January, 2026
    News in-depthUS foreign policy
    Trump’s ‘wrecking ball’ touches down in Davos

    From Venezuela to Iran and now Greenland, the volatile US president is tearing up global norms

    Donald J. Trump walks outdoors at night, wearing a dark coat and scarf, with bright lights in the background.
  • Wednesday, 21 January, 2026
    War in Ukraine
    Trump dispute over Greenland derails Ukraine postwar deal

    Signature of ‘prosperity plan’ expected at Davos has been postponed amid transatlantic rift

    A Ukrainian artilleryman crouches and covers his ears as a 2S1 'Gvozdika' howitzer fires, surrounded by snow and yellow smoke
  • Wednesday, 21 January, 2026
    FT News Briefing podcast11 min listen
    Greenland standoff rattles markets

    Dollar and US stocks fall as Trump says ‘no going back’ on bid for Arctic island

  • Wednesday, 21 January, 2026
    US foreign policy
    US to remove 200 Nato military personnel from duty

    Reduction has been planned for months but comes amid tension with European nations over Greenland

    US Army soldiers stand in formation with a US flag beside an armored vehicle at a Nato event in Bulgaria.
  • Wednesday, 21 January, 2026
    News in-depthUS foreign policy
    Republicans begin to push back against Trump’s pursuit of Greenland

    Party may vote to block any military action as it seeks to defuse growing rift with allies over the Arctic territory

    Thom Tillis, Donald Trump and Lisa Murkowski
  • Tuesday, 20 January, 2026
    FT live news
    Greenland news as it happened: Tension mounts between US and Europe; US trade rep concedes tariff row has complicated EU relations

    The dollar and Wall Street stocks fell after Trump said ‘no going back’ on campaign to control Arctic territory

  • Tuesday, 20 January, 2026
    Dollar and US stocks fall as Trump says ‘no going back’ on Greenland bid

    European leaders criticise stance on Arctic island, with French president taking aim at ‘useless aggressivity’

    Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday
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