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Davey attacks Trump over claim Nato stayed ‘off the front lines’ in Afghanistan

The UK suffered the second highest number of military deaths in the Afghanistan conflict, behind the US.

Evening Standard · Jan 22

The Greenland Fiasco Shows the Stock Market Is the Ultimate Check on Trump

Economic globalization and financial markets encourage the "Trump always chickens out" (TACO) cycle. If you like peace, that’s a good thing.

Reason · Jan 22

‘The US needs Greenland for what again?’: Trump is now suggesting Russia and China are not enemies and NATO is the ‘real threat’

For weeks, Donald Trump has justified his fixation on Greenland with a single, blunt argument: America needs it for security. Against whom? Russia and China. And then, on Jan. 20, Trump quietly reposted something against NATO, which collapsed that entire story.

The Mary Sue · Jan 22

Trump claims major breakthrough on Greenland, but CNN commentator says there’s an embarrassing catch

He probably didn’t do his research.

We Got This Covered · Jan 22

Trump claims Nato troops ‘stayed a little off the frontlines’ in Afghanistan

President again disparages allies and tells Fox News he is ‘not sure’ Nato would come to US’s defence

The Guardian - US · Jan 22

The West's Already-Messy Divorce

Mark Carney's speech, and Donald Trump's blunderbussing, foreshadow future ruptures.

Reason · Jan 22

Zelensky tears into Europe over Russia and Trump in scathing Davos speech

Ukraine ‘living in Groundhog Day’ says Zelensky – as first trilateral talks with Russia and US to take place on Friday

The Independent UK · Jan 22

Trump has defused a bomb of his own making. For now

After a bombastic speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Trump backed away from his threat to impose tariffs on European countries

The Guardian - US · Jan 22

Starmer’s success in bringing about Trump’s U-turn shows his strength as prime minister

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: After triumph abroad, the PM unfairly maligned as ‘Never-here Keir’ must urgently match his international clout with the kind of domestic successes demanded by the electorate

The Independent UK · Jan 22

Signs that Trump’s economic policies are alienating his rural Maga base

As Donald Trump’s second term unfolds, the contradictions at the heart of his “America First” agenda are increasingly apparent. What began as a populist revolt against elite globalism appears to have morphed into policies that alienate the very rural and small-town constituencies that backed him in 2016, 2020 and 2024.

The Conversation · Jan 22