Grynkewich stated at Sweden’s National Security Conference that Russia and China are escalating joint patrols in the Arctic, extending their presence from the Russian northern coast to north of Alaska and near Canada.

Turkey is reportedly likely to finalise a deal to join the defence alliance between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. This comes amid calls for a broader security alliance of Islamic and Arab states. Could this give rise to an Islamic Nato?

The bill would prohibit the Pentagon and the state department from using funds appropriated by Congress to “blockade, occupy, annex, conduct military operations against, or otherwise assert control” over the territory of a Nato member state.

US lawmakers have introduced legislation that would bar US President Donald Trump's administration from annexing, occupying, or otherwise controlling the territory of a NATO ally without the consent of the partner nation.

BRUSSELS, Jan 12 (Reuters) - NATO member countries are discussing the next steps to collectively keep the Arctic safe, alliance chief Mark Rutte said on Monday, the latest sign of work among allies to satisfy U.S. President Donald Trump, who says he wants to take over Greenland.

A group of bipartisan lawmakers introduced legislation to block President Donald Trump from invading a NATO country or territory, including Greenland.

Trump’s threat to annex an autonomous part of Denmark has plunged NATO into an unprecedented situation: An alliance based on collective defense now faces the prospect that one member might attack another.

Britain's foreign minister will visit Finland and Norway on Wednesday, where she will call for NATO to step up its work in the Arctic to safeguard regional interests against Russia.