The American president's threats toward Greenland and, more broadly, his contempt for Europe dominated discussions and speeches on Tuesday at the Economic Forum. French President Emmanuel Macron called for rejecting 'the law of the strongest.'

Expect the World Economic Forum to be both the centre of the world this week, and totally bizarre, writes the BBC's economics editor.

The president of the world's largest economy is attending the World Economic Forum in Switzerland from January 19 to January 23, positioning himself as a conqueror. This year's…