Greenland

In a photo from Esther Horvath/AWI, a research team prepares to immerse a deep-sea camera in the Fram Strait in September 2023.

As ice melts in the Arctic, some deep-sea creatures are thriving

A new study suggests that deep-sea life reaps the benefits of icebergs’ castoffs – a rare silver lining as a warming planet destabilises glacial ice

US President Donald Trump at a news conference at the White House on Monday (Apr 6). He has divulged little about any ongoing ceasefire negotiations with Iran.

Global Enterprise

‘We have to have a deal that’s acceptable to me’: 6 takeaways from Trump’s news conference on Iran

The US president continued to make Venezuela the model for his vision of how to deal with Iran

US ties with Nato, long strained under Trump, have deteriorated over the Iran war.

International

Trump raises Greenland dispute as he assails Nato over Iran war

The US president has long sought Greenland, a Danish territory

From the Middle East to Greenland, US President Donald Trump’s persistent foreign policy brazenness has sapped the trust of longstanding allies.

Opinion & Features

Are Asia and Europe at ‘Trump tipping points’?

Developments in Greenland and Iran have fed into a wider reassessment of US power in key Asian and European nations

Supporters of Venezuela's ousted leader Nicolas Maduro during a rally in Caracas on Feb 3. The US operation in Venezuela creates cognitive dissonance.

Opinion & Features

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.

International

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.

International

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.

Energy & Commodities

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.

Podcasts

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.

Opinion & Features

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

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