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Category: Geopolitics

  • Greenland’s Leaders to Trump: Greenland’s Future Is Not for Sale

    Greenland’s leaders to Trump: The island’s future is not for sale Greenland’s political class has delivered one of the clearest rebukes yet to U.S. power in the Arctic. In a rare show of unity, the leaders of all of Greenland’s main parties have firmly rejected President Donald Trump’s renewed push for the United States to…

  • As Iran Erupts, the Trump Administration Quietly Weighs Military Options

    The Trump administration has quietly opened preliminary discussions on potential military strikes against Iran, even as the country is convulsed by the most sustained anti-regime protests in decades. The deliberations underscore how domestic unrest in Iran is intersecting with a more confrontational U.S. posture, raising profound questions about the future of the Islamic Republic and…

  • From Ally to Adversary: How Trump’s Greenland Ultimatum Could Shatter NATO

    President Trump’s escalating insistence that the United States must “own” Greenland has pushed NATO into one of the gravest crises in its history, raising the extraordinary prospect that Washington could effectively force allies to choose between preserving the transatlantic alliance and acquiescing to an American bid for territory that belongs to another member state. What…

  • Death Toll in the Shadows: How Iran’s Information Blackout Hides the Cost of Defying Khamenei

    Iran’s Deadliest Challenge to Khamenei: Protest Deaths Shrouded in Silence The most serious uprising in Iran in years has plunged the Islamic Republic into a crisis whose true human cost remains dangerously obscured. Since protests erupted on December 28, 2025, over a collapsing currency and deepening economic misery, the streets of Iran’s cities and towns…

  • Power, Ice, and Ownership: How Trump’s Greenland Gambit Tests the Future of the Western Order

    Donald Trump’s renewed push to wrest control of Greenland from Denmark has evolved from an eccentric real‑estate joke into a frontal challenge to Western norms about sovereignty, alliances, and the rule of law. In the process, it has forced governments, boardrooms, and defense planners to confront a blunt question at the heart of 21st‑century geopolitics:…

  • Meta buys stake in Scale AI, raising antitrust concerns

    ## Meta’s Strategic Investment in Scale AI: A New Era in AI Partnerships In a move that is reshaping the landscape of artificial intelligence (AI), Meta has finalized a significant investment in Scale AI, valuing the data-labeling startup at over $29 billion. This strategic partnership not only underscores Meta’s commitment to enhancing its AI capabilities…