Thomas Wiegold
@wiegold.de
Journalist in Berlin. augengeradeaus.net & podcast sicherheitspod.de
U.S. Stocks Post Biggest Drop in Months as Tensions Over Greenland Mount
Stocks Post Biggest Drop in Months as Tensions Over Greenland Mount
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:14 PM
U.S. Stocks Post Biggest Drop in Months as Tensions Over Greenland Mount
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The US plans to reduce the number of personnel it stationed within several key NATO command centers, a move that could intensify concerns in Europe about Washington's commitment to the alliance, three sources familiar with the matter said this week reut.rs/4bEPZUj
US to cut roughly 200 NATO positions, sources say
The United States plans to reduce the number of personnel it has stationed within several key NATO command centers, a move that could intensify concerns in Europe about Washington's commitment to the ...
reut.rs
January 20, 2026 at 9:51 PM
The US plans to reduce the number of personnel it stationed within several key NATO command centers, a move that could intensify concerns in Europe about Washington's commitment to the alliance, three sources familiar with the matter said this week reut.rs/4bEPZUj
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Amazing moment on French TV. A French judge explains how Trump sent people from the US Embassy basically trying to intimidate her during Le Pen's trial for embezzlement - something they've done to other judges around the world.
January 20, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Amazing moment on French TV. A French judge explains how Trump sent people from the US Embassy basically trying to intimidate her during Le Pen's trial for embezzlement - something they've done to other judges around the world.
Der US-Präsident bestimmt schon jetzt das Treffen in Davos, dabei redet er dort erst morgen. (Sein Finanzminister bereitet schon mal vor: "Bessent insisted, meanwhile, that America’s relations with Europe “have never been closer” and urged trading partners to “take a deep breath.”)
Trump's Greenland threats spark outrage and defiance from EU, testing longtime NATO alliances
President Donald Trump’s tariff threats over Greenland have strained relations with America's key NATO allies.
apnews.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Der US-Präsident bestimmt schon jetzt das Treffen in Davos, dabei redet er dort erst morgen. (Sein Finanzminister bereitet schon mal vor: "Bessent insisted, meanwhile, that America’s relations with Europe “have never been closer” and urged trading partners to “take a deep breath.”)
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Die USA sind gerade freundlich zu ihre Feinden und unverschämt zu ihren Verbündeten, und offenbar macht sich keiner Gedanken darüber, wieso Verbündete dann Verbündete bleiben sollten
January 20, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Die USA sind gerade freundlich zu ihre Feinden und unverschämt zu ihren Verbündeten, und offenbar macht sich keiner Gedanken darüber, wieso Verbündete dann Verbündete bleiben sollten
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„Trumps Drohung gegen Dänemark ist ein Drama für Polen“ schreibt mein Warschauer Kollege Piotr Buras. www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...
Polen: Trumps Drohung gegen Dänemark ist ein Drama für Polen
Polens Sicherheitspolitik baut seit Langem auf die Nato und die USA. Doch nun stürzt Donald Trump das bislang Amerika-treue Land in ein gefährliches Dilemma.
www.zeit.de
January 20, 2026 at 5:52 PM
„Trumps Drohung gegen Dänemark ist ein Drama für Polen“ schreibt mein Warschauer Kollege Piotr Buras. www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...
Irgendwie ist die #Bundeswehr mal wieder auf dem Trip "Gehen Sie weiter, hier gibt es nix zu sehen". Wenn 200 Fallschirmjäger mitten in Berlin (!) die Bekämpfung "feindlicher Agenten" (!) üben, sollte der Laden ein bisschen kommunikativer sein. Könnte ja auch schiefgehen.
Bundeswehr übt mit Hubschraubern über Berliner Westen
www.rbb24.de
January 20, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Irgendwie ist die #Bundeswehr mal wieder auf dem Trip "Gehen Sie weiter, hier gibt es nix zu sehen". Wenn 200 Fallschirmjäger mitten in Berlin (!) die Bekämpfung "feindlicher Agenten" (!) üben, sollte der Laden ein bisschen kommunikativer sein. Könnte ja auch schiefgehen.
Wie sieht es eigentlich mit der Arktiserfahrung LTG62 aus? Da müsste es doch einiges geben?
A fanciful scenario entails a French A400M swiftly placing a contingent of our troops in Eastern Greenland to keep a foothold and ensure that the entire island does not fall to the US. Perhaps at Station Nord or Nerleriit Inaat Airport near Ittoqqortoormiit.
aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/armee-d...
aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/armee-d...
French Air Force A400M deployed to Greenland - AGN
The French A400M transport aircraft was certified to operate in Greenland on Sunday, 9 March 2025. Certification of the A400M for ice runway operations was successfully completed after the aircraft pr...
aerospaceglobalnews.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Wie sieht es eigentlich mit der Arktiserfahrung LTG62 aus? Da müsste es doch einiges geben?
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President Trump targeted European leaders with a series of social media posts early Tuesday, doubling down on his desire to acquire Greenland as the leaders gathered at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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Trump's Greenland Threats Hang Over Davos Summit: Live Updates
nyti.ms
January 20, 2026 at 10:40 AM
President Trump targeted European leaders with a series of social media posts early Tuesday, doubling down on his desire to acquire Greenland as the leaders gathered at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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U.S. President Donald Trump said he will impose a 200% tariff on French wines and champagnes, a move he claimed would push French President Emmanuel Macron to join Trump's Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts.
January 20, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Jetzt mit Video: Ey, willstu nich in mein Super exklusive club, brudi, mach ich dich fertig mit Strafzoll!
Wird jeden Tag lustiger.
BREAKING Trump threatens 200% tariffs on French wine and Champagne over France's intentions to decline invitation to join his Board of Peace
January 20, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Wird jeden Tag lustiger.
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Berlin, look up at the sky right now
January 19, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Berlin, look up at the sky right now
Na denn: die Transformation der Autoindustrie. Sind ja auch nur Verbrenner.
French vehicle manufacturer Renault will start building long-range attack drones at its Le Mans and Cléon plants.
Renault will produce up to 600 of the drones per month, with some employees voluntarily transferred from the automotive chassis and motor lines.
Renault will produce up to 600 of the drones per month, with some employees voluntarily transferred from the automotive chassis and motor lines.
January 19, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Na denn: die Transformation der Autoindustrie. Sind ja auch nur Verbrenner.
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Surreal looking at flight trackers these days, lots of common US mil traffic over Europe.
Eg, this one. NY National Guard visiting Kallinge Air Base, Sweden. Today. They visited also back in Sep 2025.
To “exercise combat search and rescue in Arctic conditions.”
Can't make this up.
Eg, this one. NY National Guard visiting Kallinge Air Base, Sweden. Today. They visited also back in Sep 2025.
To “exercise combat search and rescue in Arctic conditions.”
Can't make this up.
January 19, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Surreal looking at flight trackers these days, lots of common US mil traffic over Europe.
Eg, this one. NY National Guard visiting Kallinge Air Base, Sweden. Today. They visited also back in Sep 2025.
To “exercise combat search and rescue in Arctic conditions.”
Can't make this up.
Eg, this one. NY National Guard visiting Kallinge Air Base, Sweden. Today. They visited also back in Sep 2025.
To “exercise combat search and rescue in Arctic conditions.”
Can't make this up.
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News Analysis: President Trump's effort to coerce European leaders over Greenland has already fundamentally altered the alliance between Europe and the U.S. that formed in the aftermath of World War II, veteran observers of European politics say. nyti.ms/3YJjMUm
Trump Is Pushing the U.S.-Europe Alliance to the Brink Over Greenland
As President Trump tries to coerce European leaders over Greenland, they are pondering the unthinkable: Is an 80-year-old alliance doomed?
nyti.ms
January 19, 2026 at 8:46 PM
News Analysis: President Trump's effort to coerce European leaders over Greenland has already fundamentally altered the alliance between Europe and the U.S. that formed in the aftermath of World War II, veteran observers of European politics say. nyti.ms/3YJjMUm
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“Americans are so accustomed to this basically peaceful, prosperous, and open world that they tend to think it is the normal state of international affairs, likely to continue indefinitely. They can’t imagine it unraveling, much less what that unraveling will mean for them.”
January 19, 2026 at 8:14 AM
“Americans are so accustomed to this basically peaceful, prosperous, and open world that they tend to think it is the normal state of international affairs, likely to continue indefinitely. They can’t imagine it unraveling, much less what that unraveling will mean for them.”
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Russia is thrilled with Trump’s Greenland adventure. That alone should be a red flag to the rest of the USA.
youtu.be/XsBASgFIEvg?...
youtu.be/XsBASgFIEvg?...
“Europe’s at a loss. It’s a pleasure to watch,” writes Russian newspaper on Trump & Greenland.
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
youtu.be
January 19, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Russia is thrilled with Trump’s Greenland adventure. That alone should be a red flag to the rest of the USA.
youtu.be/XsBASgFIEvg?...
youtu.be/XsBASgFIEvg?...
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The only U.S. heavy icebreaker turns 50. That's an interesting landmark given recent U.S. criticism of other countries for not taking Arctic security seriously.
USCGC Polar Star, the U.S. Coast Guard’s only heavy icebreaker, turns 50. All U.S. military icebreakers are part of the Coast Guard; the Navy does not operate any vessels of this type.
militarnyi.com/en/news/u-s-...
militarnyi.com/en/news/u-s-...
U.S. Coast Guard’s Only Heavy Icebreaker Marks 50 Years in Service - Militarnyi
Polar Star can navigate ice up to 6 feet thick at 3 knots. Using a continuous ramming process, drive, strike, retreat, and strike again, it can penetrate ice up to 21 feet thick.
militarnyi.com
January 18, 2026 at 9:40 PM
The only U.S. heavy icebreaker turns 50. That's an interesting landmark given recent U.S. criticism of other countries for not taking Arctic security seriously.
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The three highest-ranking Roman Catholic clerics who lead US archdioceses denounce the Trump administration’s foreign policy, stating that America’s “moral role in confronting evil around the world” is in question for the first time in decades. www.archchicago.org/en/news-rele...
Three Catholic Cardinals Issue Rare Joint Statement on the Morality of U.S. Foreign Policy
Chicago, Washington, D.C. and Newark, (Jan. 19, 2026) – Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, Cardinal Robert McElroy, archbishop of Washington and Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., archbi...
www.archchicago.org
January 19, 2026 at 5:33 PM
The three highest-ranking Roman Catholic clerics who lead US archdioceses denounce the Trump administration’s foreign policy, stating that America’s “moral role in confronting evil around the world” is in question for the first time in decades. www.archchicago.org/en/news-rele...
Woher weiß man eigentlich, dass es "Vandalismus" war und kein Sabotage-Angriff? Nur weil's kein linkes Bekennerschreiben gibt?
Die #Reparaturarbeiten durch #Vandalismus an Signalanlagen halten voraussichtlich noch bis Mittwoch, den 21.01.2026 bis zum Betriebsschluss an. Zwischen #Gesundbrunnen und #Nordbahnhof besteht S-Bahn-Pendelverkehr im 15-Minuten-Takt.
➡️ viz.berlin.de/aktuelle-mel...
➡️ viz.berlin.de/aktuelle-mel...
January 19, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Woher weiß man eigentlich, dass es "Vandalismus" war und kein Sabotage-Angriff? Nur weil's kein linkes Bekennerschreiben gibt?
Hm, da fallen einem auch andere große Führer ein, die nach den Moskauer Kriterien "in die Weltgeschichte eingegangen sind"...
Kremlin agrees that Trump will go down in history if he annexes Greenland
According to Dmitry Peskov, by resolving the issue of Greenland's accession, the US leader will go down not only in US history, but in world history as well
tass.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Hm, da fallen einem auch andere große Führer ein, die nach den Moskauer Kriterien "in die Weltgeschichte eingegangen sind"...
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Sunday, at least 7 ICE agents stormed a house and took an elderly man out into the freezing cold, wearing only his underwear and a blanket.
He was a member of the Hmong community, which came to the area from Laos in the 1970s after siding with the US in the Vietnam War.
Notice the suppressors
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He was a member of the Hmong community, which came to the area from Laos in the 1970s after siding with the US in the Vietnam War.
Notice the suppressors
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January 19, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Sunday, at least 7 ICE agents stormed a house and took an elderly man out into the freezing cold, wearing only his underwear and a blanket.
He was a member of the Hmong community, which came to the area from Laos in the 1970s after siding with the US in the Vietnam War.
Notice the suppressors
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He was a member of the Hmong community, which came to the area from Laos in the 1970s after siding with the US in the Vietnam War.
Notice the suppressors
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Auch NL schließen Erkundungsmission in Grönland ab
De twee Nederlandse officieren van de marine hebben de verkenning in Groenland voor een gezamenlijke militaire oefening afgerond.
Volgens planning vertrekken ze vandaag uit Groenland. Het voorbereidende werk wordt in Nederland en Denemarken voortgezet.
www.defensie.nl/actueel/nieu...
Volgens planning vertrekken ze vandaag uit Groenland. Het voorbereidende werk wordt in Nederland en Denemarken voortgezet.
www.defensie.nl/actueel/nieu...
Nederlandse verkenning Groenland afgerond
De 2 officieren van de Koninklijke Marine die in Groenland deelnamen aan de verkenning voor een gezamenlijke militaire oefening in het Arctisch gebied, hebben hun werkzaamheden volgens planning afgero...
www.defensie.nl
January 19, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Auch NL schließen Erkundungsmission in Grönland ab
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With Trump’s letter to Norway’s PM Støre stating that Trump is no longer committed to peace because he didn’t get the Nobel peace prize, in response to a letter from Støre and Finland’s president Stubb, I guess we’re getting closer to Americans fulfilling these criteria👇
Finland outlawed Russians from buying property with a clause that third country nationals whose country is involved in a war of aggression and poses a threat to Finland cannot buy property in Finland.
So if Trump also goes for Greenland, Americans would qualify for the ban too ? Whoops
So if Trump also goes for Greenland, Americans would qualify for the ban too ? Whoops
January 19, 2026 at 8:56 AM
With Trump’s letter to Norway’s PM Støre stating that Trump is no longer committed to peace because he didn’t get the Nobel peace prize, in response to a letter from Støre and Finland’s president Stubb, I guess we’re getting closer to Americans fulfilling these criteria👇