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DESIGN

The staying power of Scandinavian design

As global tensions rise, Greenland has become a geopolitical pressure gauge, revealing how the old international legal order is beginning to fray.
THE BROAD VIEW

Trump’s Greenland grab is part of a new space race

Trump’s U-turn raises questions about how much damage has been done to transatlantic ties and business confidence.

Trump touts ‘total access’ Greenland deal as Nato asks allies to step up

(From left) Nato Secretary-General Mark Rutte speaks during a meeting with President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan 21, 2026.

Issue of whether Greenland stays with Denmark did not come up with Trump: Nato chief

A Downing Street spokesperson said British PM Starmer held phone calls with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte.

UK PM Starmer tells Trump tariffs on allies over Greenland are ‘wrong’

Greenland, which is currently about 80 per cent ice-capped, is almost 2.17 million sq km in size. It boasts the world’s northernmost territory, the closest land to the North Pole.

Geoeconomics, not just geopolitics, fuels the Greenland dispute

{From left) Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen and Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen at a press conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, Jan 13, 2026.

Greenland says it chooses Denmark and rules out joining US

The US could offer each Greenland resident US citizenship and a welcome bonus of US$1 million, and the total cost would be some US$57 billion, increasing the American national debt by just 0.1%.
THE BROAD VIEW

A fantasy M&A guide to buying Greenland

Leaders from major European powers and Canada have rallied behind Greenland this week, saying the Arctic island belongs to its people.

European allies working on plan should US move on Greenland

Greenland's strategic location between Europe and North America makes it a critical site for the US ballistic missile defence system.

European leaders back Denmark in face of renewed US interest in Greenland