US-Europe relations

No seat, no cards at the table: Europe fears being the loser in Trump-Xi deal-making

2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
US President Donald Trump first raised the possibility of buying Greenland during his first term and never let go of the idea.

Trump once vowed to ‘own’ Greenland. He’s settled for something much less

2026-09-23T14:05:51.000Z
Houses in Nuuk, Greenland. The Greenland scare leaves European governments determined to be less dependent on a fickle America.

Donald Trump drops demands to own Greenland, but the harm has been done

2026-09-20T07:42:57.000Z
Greenland also has huge stores of the rare earth minerals used for making batteries, electric vehicles and other high-tech items.

What does Trump want with Greenland as US moves to expand its military presence?

2026-09-20T03:49:27.000Z
American missile stockpiles have been strained by recent conflicts, while allies in Asia have been rattled by military resources being redeployed from the region.
NEW GLOBAL ORDER

From Thucydides to Trump: three traps the world should avoid

2026-07-27T23:00:00.000Z
Donald Trump has spent much of his first term and all of his second offending, menacing or humiliating America’s traditional partners.

Middle powers will keep ganging up against the US

2026-07-22T10:00:00.000Z
US President Donald Trump’s on-again off-again Operation Epic Fury against Iran has alienated all of America’s friends and allies.
THE BOTTOM LINE

Why the world trusts China more than America

2026-07-22T09:50:14.000Z
Mark Carney, Canada's prime minister, during the World Economic Forum’s 2026 meeting in Davos, Switzerland, described a “rupture” in the world order and called on middle powers to “act together”.

How the EU can lead the rest of the West

2026-07-07T04:00:00.000Z
US President Donald Trump said the new tariff would supersede any trade deals with the US, “whether implemented, signed or not”.

Trump threatens 100% tariff on any country that imposes digital services tax

2026-06-27T01:49:30.000Z
Even as the world plans for an unreliable US in everything from defence to trade, it now has to cope with a new way of being captive to the world’s biggest economy.
THE BROAD VIEW

AI has granted America vast new power

2026-06-19T23:00:00.000Z