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Greenland

January 14, 2026

a color photograph of Denmark's military chief wearing fatigues and beret in front of a national war memorial

Politics

A Breathtaking Week of Pure Trump Id

Jonathan Lemire

January 12, 2026

Donald Trump in black and white on an illustration of a red-and-white calendar with some days crossed out

Humor

Some Other Things Donald Trump Will Probably Try to Buy

Alexandra Petri

January 12, 2026

Washington Week With The Atlantic

Trump’s Greenland Threats

The Editors

January 10, 2026

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic

Ideas

Trump’s Folly

Peter Wehner

January 9, 2026

National Security

The Hole in Trump’s Rationale for Acquiring Greenland

Isaac Stanley-Becker and Vivian Salama

January 9, 2026

Ice floes form patterns in Baffin Bay above the arctic circle

The Atlantic Daily

How Donald Trump Broke With His Own Foreign Policy

David A. Graham

January 8, 2026

Radio Atlantic

‘Aren’t We Supposed to Be the Good Guys Here?’

Hanna Rosin

January 8, 2026

National Security

Trump Seizing Greenland Could Set Off a Chain Reaction

Shane Harris, Isaac Stanley-Becker, and Jonathan Lemire

January 5, 2026

A dark-red house surrounded by snow stands in front of a body of water

National Security

The Fuck-Around-and-Find-Out Presidency

Missy Ryan and Ashley Parker

January 5, 2026

Collage including a map of the world and President Trump's face

National Security

Trump Threatens Venezuela’s New Leader With a Fate Worse Than Maduro’s

Michael Scherer

January 4, 2026

An image of Delcy Rodríguez, the new interim president of Venezuela, overlayed on a black-and-white image of Trump

Global

Trump’s Critics Are Falling Into an Obvious Trap

David Frum

January 3, 2026

The Atlantic Daily

The DOJ Is Losing Public Trust

David A. Graham

December 22, 2025

Politics

What Explains Trump’s Aggression Toward Venezuela? Who Knows.

Jonathan Chait

December 10, 2025

A black-and-white photo of Trump against a black background

Politics

China Called Trump’s Bluff

Jonathan Chait

May 12, 2025

Politics

Trump Says He Is Serious About Staying in Office Past 2028

Mark Leibovich

April 10, 2025

A red wall with three gold nameplates for President Donald J. Trump

Health

What Makes Modern Measles Outbreaks Different

Sarah Zhang

April 7, 2025

A blurred face with a matrix of red dots across it

Planet

The Truth About Trump’s Greenland Campaign

Brett Simpson

March 28, 2025

People sit around a table with a map of the Arctic on it.

Politics

Another Upside-Down Day of Trump Diplomacy

Jonathan Lemire

March 13, 2025

President Donald Trump meets in the Oval Office with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

Politics

Trump, by Any Means Necessary

David Frum

March 5, 2025

In a black-and-white photo, Donald Trump speaks to Congress.

The Atlantic Daily

The Perfect Show for Family Entertainment

Stephanie Bai

February 23, 2025

Ideas

The New Globalism

Atossa Araxia Abrahamian

February 18, 2025

An American flag behind barbed wire fence

Global

A Greenland Plot More Cynical Than Fiction

Adam Price

February 7, 2025

A video image of Trump's plane in Greenland

Politics

Greenland’s Prime Minister Wants the Nightmare to End

Mark Leibovich

January 26, 2025

Politics

Emperor Trump’s New Map

Franklin Foer

January 23, 2025

Black-and-white close-up of a billowing American flag featuring a picture of Donald Trump

Global

Trump Triggers a Crisis in Denmark—And Europe

Anne Applebaum

January 18, 2025

The flag of Denmark portrayed as a window, with Donald Trump outside it

Ideas

Brace for Foreign-Policy Chaos

Jonathan Lemire

January 16, 2025

U.S.

Trump Criticizes Foreign Allies

The Editors

January 11, 2025

Politics

The Intellectual Rationalization for Annexing Greenland

Jonathan Chait

January 10, 2025

A hand holding a Greenland-shaped polygon

Politics

Drop the Outrage Over Trump’s Foreign-Policy Bluster

Eliot A. Cohen

January 10, 2025

Politics

The Political Logic of Trump’s International Threats

Jonathan Chait

January 7, 2025

Science

June 16, 2022

A polar bear stands on a snow-covered iceberg that is surrounded by fast ice, or sea ice connected to the shore, in Southeast Greenland in March 2016.

Science

Greenland’s Rare-Earth Election

Robinson Meyer

May 3, 2021

Ideas

Greenland Should Unite the U.S. and Denmark—Not Divide Them

Anders Fogh Rasmussen

August 29, 2019

A man walks through Tasiilaq, Greenland.

Sections

The Print Edition

Denmark’s Army Chief Says He’s Ready to Defend Greenland

A Breathtaking Week of Pure Trump Id

Some Other Things Donald Trump Will Probably Try to Buy

Trump’s Greenland Threats

Trump’s Folly

The Hole in Trump’s Rationale for Acquiring Greenland

How Donald Trump Broke With His Own Foreign Policy

‘Aren’t We Supposed to Be the Good Guys Here?’

Trump Seizing Greenland Could Set Off a Chain Reaction

The Fuck-Around-and-Find-Out Presidency

Trump Threatens Venezuela’s New Leader With a Fate Worse Than Maduro’s

Trump’s Critics Are Falling Into an Obvious Trap

The DOJ Is Losing Public Trust

What Explains Trump’s Aggression Toward Venezuela? Who Knows.

China Called Trump’s Bluff

Trump Says He Is Serious About Staying in Office Past 2028

What Makes Modern Measles Outbreaks Different

The Truth About Trump’s Greenland Campaign

Another Upside-Down Day of Trump Diplomacy

Trump, by Any Means Necessary

The Perfect Show for Family Entertainment

The New Globalism

A Greenland Plot More Cynical Than Fiction

Greenland’s Prime Minister Wants the Nightmare to End

Emperor Trump’s New Map

Trump Triggers a Crisis in Denmark—And Europe

Brace for Foreign-Policy Chaos

Trump Criticizes Foreign Allies

The Intellectual Rationalization for Annexing Greenland

Drop the Outrage Over Trump’s Foreign-Policy Bluster

The Political Logic of Trump’s International Threats

A Wild Plan to Avert Catastrophic Sea-Level Rise

Disaster

Will These Be the Last Polar Bears on Earth?

Greenland’s Rare-Earth Election

Greenland Should Unite the U.S. and Denmark—Not Divide Them