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A Disordered World
There is consensus amongst the academicians that US President Donald Trump is shaking up the world order through his unilateral and disruptive policies. From...
The Donetsk Dilemma: Why This Region Is So Hard to Negotiate
U. S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff stated that only one issue remains before an agreement can end the war in Ukraine, which is believed...
A Series of Unfortunate Events: Greenland in the Davos Spotlight
The article on “Europe’s Arctic Moment: Greenland, NATO, and the Strategic Imperative at Davos”, published two days ago on Substack and today in Modern...
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...
Killing Machines: How AI-Powered Autonomous Weapons Are Changing Modern Warfare
While machines designed to fight like soldiers may seem like a fiction, many companies are striving to make them a reality. A market has...
Markets Face Renewed Threat from Geopolitics, Tariffs
As President Donald Trump begins the second year of his second term, there is renewed volatility in the markets linked to geopolitical tensions and...
Explaining Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’: Members, Mission, and Questions
U. S. President Donald Trump has created a Board of Peace initiative to address global conflicts, inviting many world leaders to join. However, diplomats...
Red Lines and Realignments: Iran’s Gambit and the New Middle East
Introduction
As the Iranian government cracks down on recent protests, President Donald Trump has assured insurgents “help is on the way”. Surprisingly, US allies Saudi...
NATO’s cracks that will never heal
Whether Trump ever invades Greenland or not is almost beside the point. The damage is already done. The sentence has been spoken, the thought...
Financial Brief: A Weekly Roundup on the Geopolitics of Money | Jan 20
EXECUTIVE TAKEAWAYS
Markets this week revealed fragility beneath calm. The IMF upgraded growth as AI investment masked tariff disruptions, but Trump's Greenland ultimatum revived the...