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Breaking News: Triangle braces for winter storm

Greenland, tariffs and NATO: a rollercoaster week in transatlantic relations

By Willem Marx

Published January 24, 2026 at 5:39 PM EST

After President Trump's upheaval at Davos, U.S. allies are openly questioning whether Washington can still anchor the rules-based order.

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