Greenland

Fracas in Caracas: redrawing the lines

As the US’ advances in Venezuela move us away from rules-based geopolitics, where does the world order stand?

Crowds gather in Nuuk to protest against Trump and his campaign to take over Greenland. The US president has ruled out seizing the territory by force.

US leads the West in tearing down the world order

Great powers have never willingly submitted to rules; they recognise them only when the rules serve their own interests

Few details have filtered out about the diplomatic compromise that apparently satisfied Mr Trump enough for him to withdraw his initial Greenland tariff threat.

Three key provisions in Trump’s Greenland deal with Nato. Will they be enough?

EU leaders appear to have agreed they will now proceed to ratify their existing trade deal with the US

Brent crude futures rose US$1.82, or 2.8 per cent, to settle at US$65.88 a barrel, the highest since Jan 14.

Oil rises nearly 3% as US sends armada to Iran, slaps new sanctions

OIL prices settled at their highest in over a week on Friday (Jan 23) after US President Donald Trump ratcheted up pressure against Iran through more sanctions on vessels that transport its oil, and a...

With a snap election coming up on February 8, Japanese long-range bond yields shot up more than 25 basis points this week.

Japan’s election, Greenland’s takeover and Asia’s market resilience

From Japan’s bond shock to Greenland geopolitics, Asian markets stay resilient as political risks pile up. Emily Liu finds out why.

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

The old Thule Airbase on the island is a strategic gateway to orbit and a means to exert political and military power from above

US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell US$1.26, or 2.1 per cent, to settle at a one-week low of US$59.36 a barrel.

Oil slides 2% as Trump tones down threats toward Greenland and Iran

Oil prices should hold at around US$60 a barrel, according to an analyst

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

The US president’s ambitions for the Danish territory have threatened to blow the alliance apart

US President Donald Trump says the US will be “involved” in Greenland’s mineral rights.

Trump backs off Greenland tariffs, citing ‘framework’ deal

The decision marks a reversal for a president who repeatedly sought to coerce Europe over Greenland