The Edition: Trump's Arctic madness, political treachery & banning social media

The Edition: Trump's Arctic madness, political treachery & banning social media

Published: January 23, 2026

Duration: 45:03

Another week, another foreign policy crisis – this time over Greenland. America's European allies watched as Trump increased the tension over the Arctic territory, only to announce he 'won't use force' in a set-piece speech in Davos. For the Spectator's cover this week, Paul Wood examines the strategic role of the Arctic, both against Russia and China and from nuclear energy to the space race. With a deal supposedly done between Denmark and the US, is there method in Trump's madness?


For this week’s Edition, host William Moore is joined by deputy editor Freddy Gray, online comm...