BS EDIT: A deal on ice: US Prez dials back Greenland rhetoric in Davos

By Business StandardPublished On Jan 23, 2026

MARKET RELIEF, STRATEGIC UNEASE

Trump’s softer tone lifted markets, but strategic uncertainty remains

A WARNING FROM DAVOS

Great-power rivalry is eroding the rules-based global order, Canada warned

WHY THE RHETORIC SOFTENED

European military signalling and financial risks likely tempered US threats

THE ‘DEAL’ AND THE DANGERS

Partial US control of Greenland risks gradual territorial encroachment

SECURITY OR RESOURCES?

Rare earths and mineral control underpin Washington’s security claims

WHY EUROPE’S PUSHBACK MATTERS

Resisting coercion is vital to defending sovereignty worldwide