Tag: National Security

People wave by national flags while listening a speech of Greenland Minister for Foreign Affairs and Research Vivian Motzfeldt after her arrival at airport of Nuuk, Greenland, on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

What will Trump’s Greenland obsession mean for the future of NATO?

Mike Brest · January 21, 2026 6:00 am

An aerial view of houses covered by snow on the coast of a sea inlet in Nuuk, Greenland.

Trump’s deranged text on Greenland is damaging and dangerous

Washington Examiner · January 20, 2026 5:00 am

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth listens as U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the media during a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago club on Jan. 3, 2026, in Palm Beach, Florida. President Trump confirmed that the U.S. military carried out a large-scale strike in Caracas overnight, resulting in the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Trump’s ‘first resort’ use of military has succeeded but it has its limits

Mike Brest · January 19, 2026 5:00 am

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent.

Trump preparing for ‘battle in the Arctic’ with Greenland acquisition effort, Bessent says

Brady Knox · January 18, 2026 11:42 am

A pair of migrant families from Brazil passes through a gap in the border wall to reach the United States.

Trump’s border security measures go far beyond just a wall. Here’s what to know

Anna Giaritelli · January 17, 2026 2:00 pm

Marine One helicopter is seen on the South Lawn of the White House to transport President Donald Trump to nearby Andrews Air Force Base, as work continues on the construction of the ballroom at the White House, Tuesday, Jan., 13, 2026, in Washington, where the East Wing once stood. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)

Trump’s ‘no limits’ view of presidential powers remakes the executive branch into international juggernaut

Jamie McIntyre · January 16, 2026 5:29 am

Members of the Iranian diaspora, their supporters, local activists, and passersby hold a symbolic demonstration titled 'Free Iran' to show solidarity with Iranian women and men fighting for freedom and civil rights, in Krakow's Market Square in Krakow, Poland, on January 15, 2026. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Mullah lite?

Dominic Green · January 16, 2026 5:19 am

The Danish coat of arms and Greenland's coat of arms are seen at the Danish Embassy in Washington, DC, ahead of a news conference with Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen and Greenland's Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt on January 14, 2026. Denmark and Greenland's top diplomats held high-stakes talks at the White House on Wednesday, with President Donald Trump warning it was "vital" for the United States to take control of the Arctic island. (Photo by Oliver Contreras / AFP via Getty Images)

The Western alliance is broken beyond repair

Dan Hannan · January 16, 2026 5:05 am

Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) listens during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing on the nomination of Adm. Kevin Lunday, acting commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, for Commandant of the Coast Guard, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Trump’s pick to lead US Southern Command deflects on Venezuela questions

Mike Brest · January 15, 2026 2:59 pm

Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Greenland's Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt speak at a news conference at the Danish Embassy in Washington.

Denmark and US create working group for ‘fundamental disagreement’ on Greenland

Timothy Nerozzi · January 14, 2026 4:20 pm

President Trump displays the signed executive order renaming the Department of Defense the Department of War at the White House.

Changing Pentagon name to Department of War could cost up to $125 million

Mike Brest · January 14, 2026 4:03 pm

FILE - This frame grab from footage circulating on social media shows protesters dancing and cheering around a bonfire as they take to the streets despite an intensifying crackdown as the Islamic Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world, in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 9, 2026. (UGC via AP, File)

Iranian protests testing Tehran’s grip on power unlike previous rounds

Mike Brest · January 14, 2026 2:07 pm