President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had secured total and permanent U.S. access to Greenland in a deal with NATO, whose head said allies would have to step up their commitment to Arctic security to ward off threats from Russia and China. News of a ‌framework deal came as…

Does Donald Trump’s Greenland plan signal the end of NATO?

DAVOS, Switzerland >> President Donald Trump said today he had secured total and permanent U.S. access to Greenland in a deal with NATO, whose head said allies would have to step up their commitment to Arctic security to ward off threats from Russia and China.

Donald Trump’s sudden announcement that a “framework of a future deal” on Greenland had been reached triggered relief on financial markets and a pause in looming tariff threats, but it was met with deep scepticism in Greenland itself and caution across Europe and NATO. After weeks of escalating rhetoric that had pushed transatlantic relations to the brink, the US president appeared to step back from his most confrontational stance, even as major questions about sovereignty and substance remained unanswered.

In Davos, US President Donald Trump showed the world his current approach to foreign policy: he starts with conflict, then shifts to negotiation once pressure mounts. This pattern played out most clearly in his push over Greenland and his dealings with NATO allies and Europe at the World Economic Forum. For weeks, Trump has said […]

American and NATO officials have discussed giving the United States sovereignty over U.S. military bases in Greenland. The Danes don’t seem to like that.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen wrote that NATO is fully aware of the kingdom of Denmark's position that anything political can be negotiated on, “but we cannot negotiate on our sovereignty”.

Whether a deal is done or not, Donald Trump's willingness to publicly humiliate and bully traditional allies should be a huge wake-up call. At best, they've just been bought some more time.

Sir Keir said the 'hard yards' of bolstering Arctic security can begin as he welcomed Donald Trump dropping tariff threats against European nations opposed to his ambitions to annex Greenland.

Negotiators have discussed proposals to check Russian and Chinese influence in the Arctic and transfer sovereignty over pockets of Greenlandic land to the United States, an idea opposed by Denmark.

CNN commentator Maggie Haberman said that the Greenland arrangement being discussed by President Donald Trump and European leaders seems to be one that already exists.

A look at the claims made by the US president on Greenland, NATO, China and global investments during his Davos address.