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Dr. Nosherwan Adil There is consensus amongst the academicians that US President Donald Trump is shaking up the world order through his unilateral and disruptive policies. From launching attacks in the Western Hemisphere and beyond to upending the global economic system through trade wars and protectionist policies, he …
January, 2026
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25 January
A ‘new world order’ based on dominance and the role of BRICS
Donald Trump has been leading the United States as its president since January 2025. Washington’s priority is to Make America Great Again (MAGA). Trump’s tariffs have rippled through many economies from Latin America through the Asian region to the continent of Africa. Trump’s Davos speech has explicitly revealed …
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25 January
Hegemony Is Not a Business: The Diplomatic Cost of American Power
Arthur Micelino Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 21, 2026, Donald Trump announced he was seeking “immediate negotiations” to acquire Greenland from Denmark, arguing that “it’s the United States alone that can protect this giant mass of land, this giant piece of ice.” After …
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25 January
Italy Draws a Line on Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ — and Exposes a Western Fault Line
Italy’s decision to decline participation in U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed “Board of Peace” is more than a procedural refusal. It is a revealing moment in the evolving relationship between Europe and an increasingly personalized American foreign policy. According to reporting by Corriere della Sera, Rome’s objections are …
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25 January
Venezuela and the Petrodollar Question: What Currency Power reveals about Today’s Geopolitics
Hiba Malik The US military operation in Venezuela on January 3, 2026, has been framed by the former as a narrow counter-narcotics and democratic enforcement measure. But its subsequent control over Venezuela’s oil strongly suggests that energy imperatives and finances are central to U.S. strategy. The international backlash …
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22 January
Why the Kurdistan Region of Iraq Is America’s Energy Anchor in Post-War Syria
Dr. Ruwayda Mustafah President of the KRI Nechirvan Barzani’s quiet diplomacy could secure Syria’s northeast, protect US energy interests, and prevent regional spillover. Since the rapid twelve-day offensive that took over Damascus in late 2024, President Ahmed al-Sharaa has sought to reassert central government authority across Syria’s …
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22 January
Europe Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Arctic brinkmanship over Greenland, NATO in chaos, and Putin’s calculated silence. In the latest episode of Russia Decoded, hosts Andy Kuchins and Chris Monday unpack how Russian state media frames the fragmenting West. January 2026 may well be remembered as the moment the post-1945 international order finally began …
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22 January
Hawaii Was the Greenland of the 19th Century
James Holmes In the late 1890s, naval theorist Alfred Thayer Mahan made a compelling argument for the United States’ possession of Hawaii. Those interested in the annexation of Greenland might take note. Once upon a time, an eminent American full-throatedly espoused annexing a strategically situated, lightly populated island …
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22 January
A Canadian Solution to the Greenland Problem
Damjan Krnjevic-Miskovic Canadian prime minister Mark Carney has charted a realist course for Canada. Can he put it to use and help strike a US-Denmark deal over Greenland? Canadian and European political leaders of various stripes seem to be tripping over themselves to articulate a sensible position on …
