THE GUARDIAN: US president claims ‘framework’ of agreement in the works after ‘very productive’ meeting with Nato secretary general
Donald Trump has walked back his threat to impose sweeping US tariffs on eight European countries, claiming he had agreed “the framework of a future deal” on Greenland.
Four days after vowing to introduce steep import duties on a string of US allies over their support for Greenland’s continued status as an autonomous Danish territory, the president backed down.
The US will not hit Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland with tariffs of 10% from 1 February after all, Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. Over the weekend, he had also threatened to lift the tariffs to 25% from 1 June.
The threat had prompted widespread apprehension; criticism from senior European politicians, who declared they “will not allow ourselves to be blackmailed”; and warnings from economists. » | Lauren Aratani in New York and Andrew Roth | Wednesday, January 21, 2026
The Shrewd Economist
Democracy is an illusion! It’s become a political system fostered by the élite, for the élite, in order to fool the people that they have a stake in the system. In actual fact, they have virtually none. The whole political system in the modern era, despite having noble beginnings, is now used to benefit the few at the expense of the many. – Mark Alexander, June 29, 2018
January 22, 2026
January 21, 2026
American Democracy on the Brink a Year after Trump’s Election, Experts Say
THE GUARDIAN: Scale and speed of president’s moves have stunned observers of authoritarian regimes – is the US in democratic peril?
Three hundred and sixty-five days after Donald Trump placed his hand on the Bible and completed an extraordinary return to power, many historians, scholars and experts say his presidency has pushed American democracy to the brink – or beyond it.
In the first year of Trump’s second term, the democratically elected US president has moved with startling speed to consolidate authority: dismantling federal agencies, purging the civil service, firing independent watchdogs, sidelining Congress, challenging judicial rulings, deploying federal force in blue cities, stifling dissent, persecuting political enemies, targeting immigrants, scapegoating marginalized groups, ordering the capture of a foreign leader, leveraging the presidency for profit, trampling academic freedom and escalating attacks on the news media.
The scale and velocity of what he has been able to accomplish in just a year have stunned even longtime observers of authoritarian regimes, pushing the debate among academics and Americans from whether the world’s oldest continuous democracy is backsliding to whether it can still faithfully claim that distinction.
“In 2025, the United States ceased to be a full democracy in the way that Canada, Germany or even Argentina are democracies,” Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, the prominent Harvard political scientists and authors of How Democracies Die, and the University of Toronto professor Lucan Way, wrote in Foreign Affairs last month. They argued that the US under Trump had “descended into competitive authoritarianism”, a system in which elections are held but the ruling party abuses power to stifle dissent and tilt the playing field in its favor. » | Lauren Gambino | Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Three hundred and sixty-five days after Donald Trump placed his hand on the Bible and completed an extraordinary return to power, many historians, scholars and experts say his presidency has pushed American democracy to the brink – or beyond it.
In the first year of Trump’s second term, the democratically elected US president has moved with startling speed to consolidate authority: dismantling federal agencies, purging the civil service, firing independent watchdogs, sidelining Congress, challenging judicial rulings, deploying federal force in blue cities, stifling dissent, persecuting political enemies, targeting immigrants, scapegoating marginalized groups, ordering the capture of a foreign leader, leveraging the presidency for profit, trampling academic freedom and escalating attacks on the news media.
The scale and velocity of what he has been able to accomplish in just a year have stunned even longtime observers of authoritarian regimes, pushing the debate among academics and Americans from whether the world’s oldest continuous democracy is backsliding to whether it can still faithfully claim that distinction.
“In 2025, the United States ceased to be a full democracy in the way that Canada, Germany or even Argentina are democracies,” Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, the prominent Harvard political scientists and authors of How Democracies Die, and the University of Toronto professor Lucan Way, wrote in Foreign Affairs last month. They argued that the US under Trump had “descended into competitive authoritarianism”, a system in which elections are held but the ruling party abuses power to stifle dissent and tilt the playing field in its favor. » | Lauren Gambino | Wednesday, January 21, 2026
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'The Rupture Has Already Taken Place': Will World Leaders Stand Up to Trump? | DW News
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January 20, 2026
"Donald Trump zündet eine Bombe nach der anderen" - ntv-Wirtschaftstalk in Davos | ntv
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Canadian PM Mark Carney Special Address at Davos WEF 2026
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Full Remarks: Macron Rejects Trump’s Attempt to Pressure Greenland, Defends European Sovereignty
Jan 30, 2026 | French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a special address at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026, following bilateral meetings.
The speech addresses major economic and geopolitical priorities, France's G7 agenda, EU competitiveness, and responses to current transatlantic dynamics.
The speech addresses major economic and geopolitical priorities, France's G7 agenda, EU competitiveness, and responses to current transatlantic dynamics.
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‘Greenland Is Non-negotiable’: EU Commission Chief Ursula Gives Direct Message to Trump from Davos
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Donald Trump Is Destroying the Global Economy. This Is How | Ann Pettifor Interview
Jan 18, 2026 | Ann Pettifor is an economist and author of The Global Casino: How Wall Street Gambles with People and the Planet.
Ann swung by to speak to Ava about the global financial system and how it has been rigged to only support the mega-rich, the powers at the heart of the system ensuring the it never alters to support those who need to be supported, and how the current US President is one of the greatest beneficiaries of the skewed system.
Ann swung by to speak to Ava about the global financial system and how it has been rigged to only support the mega-rich, the powers at the heart of the system ensuring the it never alters to support those who need to be supported, and how the current US President is one of the greatest beneficiaries of the skewed system.
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In Davos, the Rich Talk about ‘Global Threats’. Here’s Why They’re Silent about the Biggest of Them All
THE GUARDIAN: Economic inequality is at the heart of all humanity’s major problems, but the wealthiest refuse to confront a system that benefits them
This week, hundreds of government leaders, heads of state, and business executives are gathering at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. They will be discussing solutions to the world’s biggest risks and problems.
But everything suggests that, once more, what will not be addressed at their meeting is the biggest threat to humanity and the planet: neoliberal capitalism.
All forms of capitalism are characterised by extensive private ownership of companies as well as the primacy of the profit motive. But the specific neoliberal form of capitalism that has risen to dominance from the late 1970s onwards has additional features: the privatisation of companies previously in public ownership; a shift in power from workers to capital owners; and reduced taxes on entrepreneurs and the richest.
The transition from mixed economies under social democracies to neoliberal capitalism has led to a notable increase of wealth concentration at the top, which is now eroding (and in some places even destroying) our democracies. The absence of a sustained discussion of neoliberal capitalism in elite circles is illogical, since it is the main cause of the other problems that will be discussed at Davos. » | Ingrid Robeyns | Monday, January 19, 2026
• Ingrid Robeyns is an economist and philosopher, and holds the chair in ethics of institutions at Utrecht University. Her most recent book is Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth
This week, hundreds of government leaders, heads of state, and business executives are gathering at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. They will be discussing solutions to the world’s biggest risks and problems.
But everything suggests that, once more, what will not be addressed at their meeting is the biggest threat to humanity and the planet: neoliberal capitalism.
All forms of capitalism are characterised by extensive private ownership of companies as well as the primacy of the profit motive. But the specific neoliberal form of capitalism that has risen to dominance from the late 1970s onwards has additional features: the privatisation of companies previously in public ownership; a shift in power from workers to capital owners; and reduced taxes on entrepreneurs and the richest.
The transition from mixed economies under social democracies to neoliberal capitalism has led to a notable increase of wealth concentration at the top, which is now eroding (and in some places even destroying) our democracies. The absence of a sustained discussion of neoliberal capitalism in elite circles is illogical, since it is the main cause of the other problems that will be discussed at Davos. » | Ingrid Robeyns | Monday, January 19, 2026
• Ingrid Robeyns is an economist and philosopher, and holds the chair in ethics of institutions at Utrecht University. Her most recent book is Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth
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January 19, 2026
Grönland: Trump droht mit neuen Zöllen gegen europäische Staaten
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January 18, 2026
Donald Trump Is Using ‘Blackmail’ Tariffs as ‘Economic Coercion’ over Greenland | Edward Fisher
Jan 18, 2026 | “This really comes down to Trump’s desire to be seen in history as somebody who expanded the map of the United States.” Donald Trump is using tariffs as a form of economic coercion to pressure NATO allies over Greenland, but market backlash may ultimately limit how far the strategy can go, says former State Department and Treasury Department official Edward Fisher.
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'Remove Tariffs, Other Barriers': Ursula Corners Trump Hours After US Slaps Tariffs on EU Nations
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EU Trade Chief: EU-South America Trade Pact Will Help 'Offset' Impact of US Tariffs | DW News
Jan 18, 2026 | The EU's trade chief says the bloc's new deal with South America’s Mercosur states will help "offset the negative consequences from the increased tariffs imposed by the United States."
Maros Sefcovic spoke to DW in Paraguay after signing the EU’s biggest ever trade deal, which officials hailed as a geopolitical milestone. But the ceremony was overshadowed by threats from US President Donald Trump to slap new tariffs on several European countries opposing his push to acquire Greenland.
Sefcovic said EU leaders were consulting on a joint response. "First and foremost, we again stayed very, very, clear on our principles for us, territorial sovereignty, integrity and international law are absolutely key principles," Sefcovic said, warning fresh US tariffs could trigger a "very dangerous downward spiral."
Sefcovic told DW formally approving an EU-US trade deal struck last year will be "very complicated" after Trump's latest announcements.
Maros Sefcovic spoke to DW in Paraguay after signing the EU’s biggest ever trade deal, which officials hailed as a geopolitical milestone. But the ceremony was overshadowed by threats from US President Donald Trump to slap new tariffs on several European countries opposing his push to acquire Greenland.
Sefcovic said EU leaders were consulting on a joint response. "First and foremost, we again stayed very, very, clear on our principles for us, territorial sovereignty, integrity and international law are absolutely key principles," Sefcovic said, warning fresh US tariffs could trigger a "very dangerous downward spiral."
Sefcovic told DW formally approving an EU-US trade deal struck last year will be "very complicated" after Trump's latest announcements.
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Danes, Greenlanders Protest Trump Plan as EU Leaders Show Outrage over Tariff Threat | DW News
Jan 18, 2026 | US President Donald Trump has threatened to raise tariffs on eight European countries until they allow the US to BUY Greenland.
Trump posted on Truth Social that "starting on February 1st, all of the above-mentioned countries (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, The United Kingdom, The Netherlands, and Finland), will be charged a 10% Tariff on any and all goods sent to the United States of America."
European leaders have warned against what they call a dangerous downward spiral if the levies are implemented, with the EU's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas replying in a post, "China and Russia must be having a field day. They are the ones who benefit from divisions among allies.
If Greenland’s security is at risk, we can address this inside NATO. Tariffs risk making Europe and the United States poorer and undermine our shared prosperity." Meanwhile, thousands of people took to the streets in the Greenlandic and Danish capitals on Saturday against Trump's bid to take over the island.
Trump posted on Truth Social that "starting on February 1st, all of the above-mentioned countries (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, The United Kingdom, The Netherlands, and Finland), will be charged a 10% Tariff on any and all goods sent to the United States of America."
European leaders have warned against what they call a dangerous downward spiral if the levies are implemented, with the EU's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas replying in a post, "China and Russia must be having a field day. They are the ones who benefit from divisions among allies.
If Greenland’s security is at risk, we can address this inside NATO. Tariffs risk making Europe and the United States poorer and undermine our shared prosperity." Meanwhile, thousands of people took to the streets in the Greenlandic and Danish capitals on Saturday against Trump's bid to take over the island.
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January 17, 2026
«Il est impératif de prendre des mesures énergiques» : Donald Trump ouvre une crise transatlantique sur le Groenland
LE FIGARO : DÉCRYPTAGE - Le président américain impose des droits de douane aux Européens pour forcer le Danemark à lui céder le territoire.
Les visées de Trump sur le Groenland ont ouvert une crise dans les relations transatlantiques. Le président américain a répondu au refus du Danemark de lui céder son territoire arctique en annonçant samedi son intention de frapper de droits de douane ce pays et les alliés européens coupables de l’avoir soutenu. « La paix mondiale est en jeu ! », a écrit Trump. « La Chine et la Russie veulent le Groenland, et le Danemark ne peut rien y faire. Il dispose actuellement de deux traîneaux à chiens pour se protéger, dont un ajouté récemment. Seuls les États-Unis d’Amérique, sous la présidence de DONALD J. TRUMP, peuvent jouer dans cette partie, et avec beaucoup de succès ! Personne ne touchera à cette terre sacrée, d’autant plus que la sécurité nationale des États-Unis et du monde entier est en jeu ».
Mais envoyer des renforts au Groenland ne vaut que s’ils sont américains. Trump s’en est pris aux alliés de l’Otan qui ont déployé la semaine quelques détachements symboliques, les accusant de menacer la paix. « Pour couronner le tout », a écrit Trump, « le Danemark, la Norvège, la Suède, la France, l’Allemagne, le Royaume-Uni, les Pays-Bas et la Finlande se sont rendus au Groenland dans un but inconnu. Il s’agit d’une situation très dangereuse pour la sécurité et la survie de notre planète. Ces pays, qui se livrent à ce jeu très dangereux, ont pris un risque qui n’est ni tenable ni durable. Il est donc impératif, afin de protéger la paix et la sécurité mondiales, de prendre des mesures énergiques pour que cette situation potentiellement périlleuse prenne fin rapidement et sans équivoque». » | Par Adrien Jaulmes, correspondant à Washington | samedi 17 janvier 2026
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Les visées de Trump sur le Groenland ont ouvert une crise dans les relations transatlantiques. Le président américain a répondu au refus du Danemark de lui céder son territoire arctique en annonçant samedi son intention de frapper de droits de douane ce pays et les alliés européens coupables de l’avoir soutenu. « La paix mondiale est en jeu ! », a écrit Trump. « La Chine et la Russie veulent le Groenland, et le Danemark ne peut rien y faire. Il dispose actuellement de deux traîneaux à chiens pour se protéger, dont un ajouté récemment. Seuls les États-Unis d’Amérique, sous la présidence de DONALD J. TRUMP, peuvent jouer dans cette partie, et avec beaucoup de succès ! Personne ne touchera à cette terre sacrée, d’autant plus que la sécurité nationale des États-Unis et du monde entier est en jeu ».
Mais envoyer des renforts au Groenland ne vaut que s’ils sont américains. Trump s’en est pris aux alliés de l’Otan qui ont déployé la semaine quelques détachements symboliques, les accusant de menacer la paix. « Pour couronner le tout », a écrit Trump, « le Danemark, la Norvège, la Suède, la France, l’Allemagne, le Royaume-Uni, les Pays-Bas et la Finlande se sont rendus au Groenland dans un but inconnu. Il s’agit d’une situation très dangereuse pour la sécurité et la survie de notre planète. Ces pays, qui se livrent à ce jeu très dangereux, ont pris un risque qui n’est ni tenable ni durable. Il est donc impératif, afin de protéger la paix et la sécurité mondiales, de prendre des mesures énergiques pour que cette situation potentiellement périlleuse prenne fin rapidement et sans équivoque». » | Par Adrien Jaulmes, correspondant à Washington | samedi 17 janvier 2026
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Trump Announces 10 Percent Tariff on European Countries in Standoff Over Greenland
THE NEW YORK TIMES: The president escalated his drive to take charge of the Danish territory, targeting eight countries with tariffs.
President Trump announced in a social media post on Saturday morning his latest strategy to get control of Greenland: He is slapping new tariffs on a bloc of European nations until they come to the negotiating table to sell Greenland.
Greenland is a territory of Denmark, which will be hit with a 10 percent tariff on all goods sent to the United States beginning on Feb. 1, Mr. Trump wrote in a social media post. Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, Britain, the Netherlands and Finland, fellow NATO members that have expressed solidarity with Denmark in its refusal to yield to Mr. Trump’s demands, will also be subject to the 10 percent tariff. If those nations do not relent, he added, the rate will increase to 25 percent on June 1, “until such time as a Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland.”
The threat comes as the Supreme Court weighs overturning the legal authority that the president would likely use to impose these tariffs. The court is set to rule in the coming weeks on Mr. Trump’s use of an emergency law, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which the president has used to threaten tariffs at a whim against numerous countries over the past year.
If the court rules against Mr. Trump, the president may not be able to impose tariffs like this. He would have to rely on other legal authorities that require him to carry out investigations, or meet other standards. » | Shawn McCreesh and Ana Swanson | Shawn McCreesh reported from Palm Beach, Fla., and Ana Swanson from Washington. | Saturday, January 17, 2026
There are tantrums and there are tantrums! Trump’s tantrums take the biscuit! A spoilt child will get his way, unless the parents are firm. And firmness is what is called for in European politicians at this time. This man MUST NOT be allowed to have his way, WHATEVER THE COST. Greenland MUST stay in Denmark’s possession. — © Mark Alexander
President Trump announced in a social media post on Saturday morning his latest strategy to get control of Greenland: He is slapping new tariffs on a bloc of European nations until they come to the negotiating table to sell Greenland.
Greenland is a territory of Denmark, which will be hit with a 10 percent tariff on all goods sent to the United States beginning on Feb. 1, Mr. Trump wrote in a social media post. Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, Britain, the Netherlands and Finland, fellow NATO members that have expressed solidarity with Denmark in its refusal to yield to Mr. Trump’s demands, will also be subject to the 10 percent tariff. If those nations do not relent, he added, the rate will increase to 25 percent on June 1, “until such time as a Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland.”
The threat comes as the Supreme Court weighs overturning the legal authority that the president would likely use to impose these tariffs. The court is set to rule in the coming weeks on Mr. Trump’s use of an emergency law, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which the president has used to threaten tariffs at a whim against numerous countries over the past year.
If the court rules against Mr. Trump, the president may not be able to impose tariffs like this. He would have to rely on other legal authorities that require him to carry out investigations, or meet other standards. » | Shawn McCreesh and Ana Swanson | Shawn McCreesh reported from Palm Beach, Fla., and Ana Swanson from Washington. | Saturday, January 17, 2026
There are tantrums and there are tantrums! Trump’s tantrums take the biscuit! A spoilt child will get his way, unless the parents are firm. And firmness is what is called for in European politicians at this time. This man MUST NOT be allowed to have his way, WHATEVER THE COST. Greenland MUST stay in Denmark’s possession. — © Mark Alexander
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Michael Lambert: Who Ruined Britain? - The 20 People I Hold Most Responsible
Jan 17, 2026 | Britain is in a terrible state — economically, politically, and socially. This did not happen by accident.
In this video, I list and comment on the 20 people (and groups) who I believe have been most responsible for Britain’s decline over the past decade.
These are my opinions, based on years of observing British politics, media, business and government — and I fully expect many viewers to disagree with parts of this list.
In this video, I list and comment on the 20 people (and groups) who I believe have been most responsible for Britain’s decline over the past decade.
These are my opinions, based on years of observing British politics, media, business and government — and I fully expect many viewers to disagree with parts of this list.
January 16, 2026
Groenland : Donald Trump menace de droits de douane les pays qui ne soutiennent pas son projet
LE FIGARO : Le président des États-Unis a redit son intention d’acquérir ce territoire de l’Arctique, malgré la fin de non-recevoir du Danemark
Donald Trump a menacé vendredi de droits de douane les pays qui ne soutiendraient pas son plan pour acquérir le Groenland, au moment où plusieurs pays européens ont annoncé y envoyer des militaires en soutien au Danemark. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | vendredi 16 janvier 2026
Donald Trump a menacé vendredi de droits de douane les pays qui ne soutiendraient pas son plan pour acquérir le Groenland, au moment où plusieurs pays européens ont annoncé y envoyer des militaires en soutien au Danemark. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | vendredi 16 janvier 2026
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January 15, 2026
The Real Iran Is a Beautiful, Peace-loving, and Flourishing Iran
15 Jan 2026 | To all of our friends around the world.
Under the yoke of the Islamic Republic, Iran is identified in your minds with terrorism, extremism, and poverty. The real Iran is a different Iran. A beautiful, peace-loving, and flourishing Iran. It is the Iran that existed before the Islamic Republic, and it is the Iran that will rise again from its ashes the day the Islamic Republic falls.
So let me be clear about how a free Iran will act toward its neighbors and the world, after the fall of this regime. In security and foreign policy, Iran’s nuclear military program will end. Support for terrorist groups will cease immediately. A free Iran will work with regional and global partners to confront terrorism, organized crime, drug trafficking, and extremist Islamism. Iran will act as a friend and a stabilizing force in the region. And it will be a responsible partner in global security.
In diplomacy, relations with the United States will be normalized and our friendship with America and her people will be restored. The State of Israel will be recognized immediately. We will pursue the expansion of the Abraham Accords into the Cyrus accords bringing together a free Iran, Israel, and the Arab world. A new chapter will begin, grounded in mutual recognition, sovereignty, and national interest.
In energy, Iran holds some of the largest oil and gas reserves in the world. A free Iran will become a reliable energy supplier to the free world. Policy-making will be transparent. Iran’s actions will be responsible. Prices will be predictable. In transparency and governance, Iran will adopt and enforce international standards. Money laundering will be confronted. Organized corruption will be dismantled. Public institutions will answer to the people. In the economy, Iran is one of the world’s last great untapped markets. Our population is educated, modern, with a diaspora that connects it to the four corners of the world. A democratic Iran will open its economy to trade, investment, and innovation. And Iran will seek to invest in the world. Opportunity will replace isolation.
This is not an abstract vision. It is a practical one. Grounded in national interest, stability, and cooperation. To achieve this, now is the time to stand with the Iranian people.
The fall of the Islamic Republic and the establishment of a secular, democratic government in Iran will not only restore dignity to my people, it will benefit the region and the world. A free Iran will be a force for peace. For prosperity. And for partnership.
Under the yoke of the Islamic Republic, Iran is identified in your minds with terrorism, extremism, and poverty. The real Iran is a different Iran. A beautiful, peace-loving, and flourishing Iran. It is the Iran that existed before the Islamic Republic, and it is the Iran that will rise again from its ashes the day the Islamic Republic falls.
So let me be clear about how a free Iran will act toward its neighbors and the world, after the fall of this regime. In security and foreign policy, Iran’s nuclear military program will end. Support for terrorist groups will cease immediately. A free Iran will work with regional and global partners to confront terrorism, organized crime, drug trafficking, and extremist Islamism. Iran will act as a friend and a stabilizing force in the region. And it will be a responsible partner in global security.
In diplomacy, relations with the United States will be normalized and our friendship with America and her people will be restored. The State of Israel will be recognized immediately. We will pursue the expansion of the Abraham Accords into the Cyrus accords bringing together a free Iran, Israel, and the Arab world. A new chapter will begin, grounded in mutual recognition, sovereignty, and national interest.
In energy, Iran holds some of the largest oil and gas reserves in the world. A free Iran will become a reliable energy supplier to the free world. Policy-making will be transparent. Iran’s actions will be responsible. Prices will be predictable. In transparency and governance, Iran will adopt and enforce international standards. Money laundering will be confronted. Organized corruption will be dismantled. Public institutions will answer to the people. In the economy, Iran is one of the world’s last great untapped markets. Our population is educated, modern, with a diaspora that connects it to the four corners of the world. A democratic Iran will open its economy to trade, investment, and innovation. And Iran will seek to invest in the world. Opportunity will replace isolation.
This is not an abstract vision. It is a practical one. Grounded in national interest, stability, and cooperation. To achieve this, now is the time to stand with the Iranian people.
The fall of the Islamic Republic and the establishment of a secular, democratic government in Iran will not only restore dignity to my people, it will benefit the region and the world. A free Iran will be a force for peace. For prosperity. And for partnership.
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Canada and Denmark's Shocking Greenland Deal Leaves US Reeling
Donald Trump’s Trump Greenland Threats have detonated a diplomatic crisis inside NATO—and Canada just drew a bright red line in Paris. In this video, we break down how Trump Greenland Threats to take Greenland “by force” triggered a unified European response, pushed Denmark to warn NATO itself could collapse, and prompted Canada’s new Prime Minister Mark Carney to publicly side with Denmark—then back it up with a concrete move: a Canadian consulate in Nuuk, Greenland.
You’ll hear why Carney’s language mattered, how NATO allies coordinated their message that Greenland’s future belongs to Greenlanders and Denmark alone, and why this moment could reshape Arctic security cooperation for years. We also explain the strategic stakes—from Pituffik (Thule) Space Force Base to Arctic shipping lanes and critical minerals—and why Trump Greenland Threats may be doing Russia and China a massive favor.
If you care about NATO, Arctic geopolitics, and how presidential rhetoric can fracture alliances, this is the story you can’t ignore.
Trump should be sectioned. FT! FA! — © Mark Alexander
You’ll hear why Carney’s language mattered, how NATO allies coordinated their message that Greenland’s future belongs to Greenlanders and Denmark alone, and why this moment could reshape Arctic security cooperation for years. We also explain the strategic stakes—from Pituffik (Thule) Space Force Base to Arctic shipping lanes and critical minerals—and why Trump Greenland Threats may be doing Russia and China a massive favor.
If you care about NATO, Arctic geopolitics, and how presidential rhetoric can fracture alliances, this is the story you can’t ignore.
Trump should be sectioned. FT! FA! — © Mark Alexander
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