EU Perspective on Trump Greenland Gambit U.S. ambitions to seize Greenland are a distraction and strategic mistake. Rather than pursuing annexation or coercive moves that alienate allies, Washington should build a coherent Arctic strategy based on stronger cooperation, infrastructure investment,…
Gulf States Nervous about Iran Blowback US President Donald Trump told Iran he did not want war and, after pressure from four Arab states (Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman and Egypt), held off ordering strikes amid a deadly crackdown on Iranian…
Compromise on Greenland is Possible A high-level White House meeting between the U.S., Denmark and Greenland on Jan. 14, 2026 ended without a major breakthrough but produced an agreement to form a working group to seek a way forward on…
Trump Threat to Acquire Greenland: China Implications U.S. President Donald Trump renewed calls to acquire Greenland, a move that alarmed China given its Arctic interests. Beijing has invested in Arctic research, shipping routes (the “Polar Silk Road”), and mineral projects…
Capture of Maduro by US Forces The United States, under President Donald Trump, announced a large-scale strike on Venezuela’s capital Caracas and claimed it captured President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, flew them out of the country. They…
US and Geopolitics in Latin America Our view is tht Cuba is on the brink of collapse. As mentioned in a prior article, Cuba would face severe pressure if Venezuelian oil is cut off. Cuba depends on cheap oil from…
Global Power Shifts or more of the Same? Despite frequent claims of American decline and talk of a rising "multipolar world," the United States remained the dominant global power during the first Trump term in 2018. Historical cycles of perceived…
The Changing Global Order and Geopolitics The year 2025 marked the end of the old global order as President Donald Trump upended long‑standing norms, institutions and alliances with tariffs, funding cuts, and aggressive domestic use of executive power. His style…
Trump Strategy in Latin America The new US National Security Strategy (NSS) (5 December) emphasizes containing China and Russia while reasserting US dominance in the Western Hemisphere — a modern “Trump Corollary” to the Monroe Doctrine. It calls for increased…
US and Congo enter Critical-Minerals and Security Agreement The US and DR Congo signed a broad critical-minerals and economic-security agreement that gives US buyers preferential access to minerals from state-owned Congolese firms and paves the way for around $1bn in…
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