Trump’s Greenland ambitions could wreck 20th-century alliances that helped build the modern world order

How Trump dragged New Zealand into his new world order

Could the Greenland crisis force the government to speak up against US aggression, asks Catherine McGregor in today’s excerpt from The Bulletin. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. Tariff threats ricochet towards NZ Europe’s threatened “trade bazooka” against the US over Greenland sounds like something out of a comic book, but the ricochet could be deadly serious for the rest of the world – even a small, trade‑dependent e…

Trump’s Greenland ambitions could wreck 20th-century alliances that helped build the modern world order

French Gen. Jean de Rochambeau and American Gen. George Washington giving final orders in late 1781 for the battle at Yorktown, where British defeat ended the War of Independence. Pierce Archive LLC/Buyenlarge via Getty ImagesMake Denmark angry. Make Norway angry. Make NATO’s leaders angry. President Donald Trump’s relentless and escalating drive to acquire Greenland from Denmark, whose government – along with that of Greenland – emphatically re…

US military has a long history in Greenland, from mining during WWII to a nuclear-powered Army base built into the ice

President Donald Trump's insistence that the U.S. will acquire Greenland "whether they like it or not" is just the latest chapter in a codependent and often complicated relationship between America and the Arctic's largest island - one that stretches back more than a century but has recently been on the rocks.

Germany Nuclear Debate Rekindled as Trump’s Greenland Push Shakes Europe

Germany has witnessed a fresh political debate over nuclear weapons after a senior lawmaker from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) argued that Europe can no longer rely on the United States for its security. The remarks come amid renewed tensions between Washington and European allies over US President Donald Trump’s statements on Greenland. Kay […] The post Germany Nuclear Debate Rekindled as Trump’s Greenland Push Shakes Europe appea…