Europe
Trump digs in as Europe sends troops to Greenland
The president is now claiming the US needs the Arctic territory to support the Golden Dome missile defense initiative
January 16, 2026
The president is now claiming the US needs the Arctic territory to support the Golden Dome missile defense initiative
Now that the president has identified the problem, lawmakers have a real opportunity to follow through
It would take major systematic changes both commercially and in the government, and it's unclear whether any of that is in the works yet
The consequences will be negative, from shattering the order it claims to defend all the way up to a possible nuclear confrontation
Chancellor Merz predicts the demise of the regime, but it's just more performative rhetoric, not strategy, and helps no one
Republicans stopped the process before colleagues could even weigh in on further military force in Venezuela
