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A Year of Anarchy and the South and Central Asia
No sooner had 2026 begun than dramatic events in world politics followed one after another. The problem is not even the speed of these...
Why Russia Is Cheering—and Fearing—Trump’s Greenland Gambit
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Russia is publicly reveling in the transatlantic rift caused by President Trump's campaign to acquire Greenland, with senior officials hailing a "collapse" of...
How Greenland Triggered a New U.S.-EU Trade War
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President Donald Trump has threatened to impose new tariffs on key European nations starting February 1, explicitly linking the levies to their opposition...
U.S.-Europe Trade Tensions Escalate as Markets React
In a move that has confounded diplomats and investors alike, U.S. President Donald Trump has linked tariffs on European goods directly to Greenland, an...
Kazakhstan Joins Trump’s “Board of Peace” Initiative on Gaza
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has agreed to join a U.S.-led initiative called the “Board of Peace,” proposed by President Donald Trump, according to Kazakh...
“It Will Be Done”: Trump Doubles Down on Greenland and Tests the Atlantic Alliance
U.S. President Donald Trump has escalated his rhetoric over Greenland, declaring that Denmark has failed to address a supposed “Russian threat” to the Arctic...
Tariffs, Greenland, and a Shaken Dollar: Markets Enter a New Trade War Phase
Global markets were jolted after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened sweeping tariffs on eight European countries unless Washington is allowed to buy Greenland. The...
Mexico at the “Donroe” crossroads
Mexico is entering a phase where the United States is no longer negotiating only interests; it is negotiating the perimeter of authority. The language...
A Planetary Obligation: Listening to Reason at the Eleventh Hour
“When you have listened to Reason, it is wise to agree that all things are one.” - Heraclitus, Fragments
In world politics, nothing is disconnected....
Trump, oil, and the crisis in Iran
The new waves of protests in Iran expose the exhaustion of a political model that combines theocracy, security apparatus, and a besieged economy under...