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​Egyptian pounds, a gold bar and a necklace are seen during an interview with Mohamed Abdeen, an Egyptian jeweller, in Cairo, Egypt, on February 5, 2026.
What We're Watching

Countries and smugglers go for gold, Denmark’s center-left leader backs EU deportation centers, Humans assist AI for its soccer goals

Egypt said on Monday it arrested more than 200 people along its southern border – most of them foreigners – as part of a crackdown on illegal gold mining and smuggling in the gold-rich area.

​Mette Frederiksen, Denmark's prime minister and Social Democrats party leader, in Copenhagen, Denmark, on March 25, 2026.
What We're Watching

Danish center-left could retain power despite damaging election, Israel to create buffer zone in Lebanon, Democratic presidential hopefuls distance themselves from AIPAC again

​People approach the entrance of the Provincial Clinical-Surgical Hospital "Arnaldo Milian Castro" in Santa Clara, Cuba, on February 25, 2026.
Hard Numbers

Gunfight on Cuba’s shores, Thousands die taking perilous migration routes, Hong Kong democracy activist wins one appeal, Greenland spat boosts Danish incumbents

Greenland, tariffs, and the transatlantic relationship
GZERO Europe

Greenland, tariffs, and the transatlantic relationship

In this episode of GZERO Europe, Carl Bildt examines how an eventful week in Davos further strained transatlantic relations and reignited tensions over Greenland.

​U.S. President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026.
What We're Watching

What We’re Watching: Trump says there’s a Greenland deal framework, Iran’s regime say protests have ended, Sheinbaum’s extraditions spark controversy at home

After saying numerous times that he would only accept a deal that puts Greenland under US control, President Donald Trump emerged from his meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte singing a different tune.

​Greenland surrounded by military ships, patrols, and the Greenland, Danish, and NATO flags.
by ian bremmer

The Greenland crisis will test whether Europe can stand up to Trump

President Donald Trump's drive to acquire Greenland, the territory of NATO ally Denmark, has thrown the transatlantic alliance into disarray.

​Switzerland's Federal President Guy Parmelin speaks with US President Donald Trump prior to a bilateral meeting in Congress Centre on the sideline of the 56th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, January 21, 2026.
Analysis

Will Trump ever be satisfied?

When Donald Trump suggested early last year that the United States had set its sights on acquiring Greenland, the response from Europe was to treat the incoming president like an unconventional uncle – worthy of a chuckle and a general sentiment that this was just Trump being Trump.

Why Trump is pushing to take Greenland
Quick Take

Why Trump is pushing to take Greenland

Ian Bremmer breaks down a sudden and serious transatlantic crisis: President Trump’s insistence that the United States must have sovereignty over Greenland.

Graphic Truth: Denmark’s losses in Afghanistan
Graphic Truth

Graphic Truth: Denmark’s losses in Afghanistan

Why Trump’s Greenland threats alarm Europe
GZERO Europe

Why Trump’s Greenland threats alarm Europe

In this episode of GZERO Europe, Carl Bildt examines the implications of President Trump’s threats to take over Greenland and why they alarm Europe.