Trump, Minnesota Leaders Seek De-Escalation After Fatal Deportation Shooting
U.S. President Donald Trump and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz struck a more conciliatory tone following a private phone call on Monday, signalling a possible...
Decoding Trump’s Coercive Demonstration and U-turn at Davos
The World Economic Forum at Davos has long been a comfort zone for the old colonial powers of Europe, where terms like "multilateralism," "rule-based...
From Crisis to Awakening? Venezuela’s Post-Leadership Change Situation
The Context of the Pre-2026 Venezuelan Crisis
At this time, Venezuela is at the crossroads of a dilemma and a critical period in political and...
Hegemony Is Not a Business: The Diplomatic Cost of American Power
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 21, 2026, Donald Trump announced he was seeking "immediate negotiations" to acquire Greenland from...
The Trump Board of Peace, and South Africa’s Position in It
The so-called “Board of Peace” is one of the most ambitious and troubling foreign-policy experiments to emerge from Donald Trump’s return to global relevance....
From the Monroe Doctrine to the Donroe Doctrine
For more than two centuries, the Monroe Doctrine shaped the United States’ relationship with the Western Hemisphere. Framed in 1823 as a warning against...
The Chagos Paradox: What Trump’s Reversal Reveals About Contemporary Strategic Competition
On January 20, 2026, President Donald Trump reversed his administration's previous support for Britain's Chagos Islands agreement, describing the decision to transfer sovereignty to...
Greenland is not for sale, but the global order might be
Sometimes foreign policy speaks not through treaties or tanks, but through theatre. When Donald Trump revived the idea of acquiring Greenland in early 2026—this...
Trump’s Proposed EU Tariffs Could Create Complex Customs Challenges
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on six EU countries Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden alongside non-EU states...
Europe’s Arctic Moment: Greenland, NATO, and the Strategic Imperative at Davos
When Erik the Red named the land Greenland in the latter part of the 10th century, he realized a timeless truth about politics that...