Overview
- MS NOW host Chris Hayes warned that the post‑WWII order is fraying and said the United States is “sounding and maybe acting now like an Axis power,” asking, “Maybe we’re the bad guys.”
- At the World Economic Forum in Davos, President Trump argued the U.S. must control Greenland for national security but stated, “I don’t want to use force. I won’t use force.”
- The governments of Greenland and Denmark said they will continue increased Danish armed forces activity in Greenland in close cooperation with NATO allies.
- NATO partners have expanded their presence and are conducting training in and around Greenland under Operation Arctic Endurance.
- Trump had threatened a 10% tariff on Denmark and other European countries over resistance to U.S. plans, though those tariff moves were paused after talks with NATO leadership.