“The Arctic is warming around four times faster than the rest of the globe, exposing natural resources, opening up potential shipping routes and prompting an increase in activity among military powers,” the Washington Post reports.

“The changing landscape has created a region ripe for opportunity — and potential conflict — factors that may play a role in President Donald Trump’s sudden quest to obtain Greenland.”

“Donald Trump’s decision to slap tariffs on countries that have shown support for Greenland is pushing transatlantic relations to a breaking point as EU leaders contemplate ways of retaliating against Washington that until now have been unthinkable,” Politico reports.

New York Times: “Officials and outside analysts increasingly argue that Europe will need to respond to Mr. Trump with force, most likely by hitting back on trade. But doing so could come at a heavy cost both to the bloc’s economy and to its security, since Europe remains heavily reliant on the United States for support through NATO and in Russia’s war with Ukraine.”

CNN: A stunned Europe finally wakes up to Trump’s Greenland threat.

“The Trump administration is asking countries that want a permanent spot on his new Board of Peace to contribute at least $1 billion,” Bloomberg reports.

“According to a draft charter for the proposed group seen by Bloomberg, President Donald Trump would serve as its inaugural chairman and would decide on who is invited to be members. Decisions would be taken by a majority, with each member state present getting one vote, but all would be subject to the chairman’s approval.”

Wall Street Journal: “Voters are divided on the Jan. 3 military action, with 49% approving and 47% disapproving of the raid in which U.S. Special Forces bombed targets in Caracas and captured Maduro and his wife, transporting them to the U.S. to face narco-terrorism charges.”

“There is a stark partisan divide—89% of Republicans support the operation, while 86% of Democrats disapprove.”

“A majority of voters rejected deeper U.S. involvement in Venezuela. Respondents opposed having the U.S. ‘run the country’ by 57% to 39%, suggesting little appetite for an open-ended U.S. role or nation-building mission.”

“For the first time since President Trump renewed his campaign to take over Greenland, people across the Arctic island braved the freezing temperatures and took to the icy streets on Saturday in coordinated protests,” the New York Times reports.

“Demonstrators waved Greenlandic flags, as some people openly cried in the rain, at a protest in Nuuk, the capital, when Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen suddenly appeared. The crowd roared as he climbed onto a snowbank to raise a flag.”

President Trump announced that eight NATO members’ goods sent to the U.S. will face escalating tariffs “until such time as a Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland,” CNBC reports.

“The tariffs targeting Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland will start at 10% on Feb. 1, Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.”

“The tariffs will shoot up to 25% on June 1.”

Playbook: “Brace yourselves for what will no doubt be a wave of backlash from across Europe, whose leaders this week — along with U.S. lawmakers yesterday — have been trying to assure Greenlanders that no such incursion would take place while also ramping up the island’s defense.”

Financial Times: Trump to hit Europe with 10% tariffs until Greenland deal is agreed.

NPR: Massive protest in Copenhagen against Trump’s desire to acquire Greenland.

President Trump on Saturday called for an end to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s 37-year reign, Politico reports.

Sid Trump: “It’s time to look for new leadership in Iran.”

New York Times: Iran’s Supreme Leader, unbending over time.

“Chinese leader Xi Jinping has directed relentless purges to assert a degree of autocratic control unseen in China in decades, with Communist Party enforcers punishing nearly a million people last year,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“But when it comes to getting things done, he still wants more commitment to his agenda.”

“Weeks before Beijing is set to launch a new economic blueprint for the next five years, Xi ordered the party’s discipline inspectors to flex their supervisory powers even more forcefully and ensure his policies are executed as intended.”

“Iran’s leader called President Trump a criminal responsible for the deaths of protesters during the latest unrest in the country, stepping up the rhetoric at a time when Trump has set aside the use of military force for now but hasn’t taken it completely off the table,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“The comments come as the Iranian government is expressing greater confidence that it has won this clash with its opponents after cowing protesters with a bloody crackdown estimated to have left thousands dead. In addition to the tougher tone, the government has signaled it will gradually restore internet access after shutting it down for more than a week, a sign it feels better about its control of the streets.”