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North America

Trump's Greenland, Canada threats reflect angst over Russia shipping

When the American president talks about Moscow's ships as reason for US primacy he's not exactly referring to military vessels

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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

Tech billionaires behind Greenland bid want to build 'freedom cities'
North America

Tech billionaires behind Greenland bid want to build 'freedom cities'

As Europeans try to redirect Trump, his Silicon Valley supporters have ideas of their own, involving low-regulated communities and access to rare earths.

Is Greenland next? Denmark says, not so fast.
North America

Is Greenland next? Denmark says, not so fast.

The Venezuela 'take over' is causing anxiety, but Trump should know that alienating Copenhagen would actually undermine US security

US Navy Arctic
North America

The rising US-NATO-Russia security dilemma in the Arctic

It's been a hot summer for tense military maneuvers in the cold Barents Sea. What's it all for?

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Global Crises

Did the Alaska Summit usher in a new ice age?

From nuclear icebreakers to thawed diplomacy, the Trump-Putin meeting in Anchorage signaled a strategic Arctic shift