Geostrategic Media Political Commentary, Analysis, Security, Defense
Toni Mikec Watt’s Happening aims to provide breaking news, sharp analysis, and thoughtful commentary from the cutting edge of the energy sector as this dynamic area of the world continues to expand and grow before our eyes. Weekly Highlights: China Advances as the United States Retreats From Global …
January, 2026
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25 January
The Return of Economic Coercion: How Global Power Is Being Redefined
Lexi Reid Economic coercion in the form of sanctions, tariffs and trade restrictions became a deliberate peacetime tool for global security after World War 1. They were normalised and expanded during the Cold War, then became a primary instrument of world-order enforcement in late modernity. Despite becoming a …
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25 January
How Trump’s Ad-Hoc Diplomacy—From Greenland to Ukraine—Confounds U.S. Allies
Last month, officials from the United States, Denmark, and Greenland had a regular meeting in Greenland’s capital, without discussing any U. S. military or financial takeover of the territory. However, this changed when President Trump announced special envoy Jeff Landry, who expressed on social media his intent to …
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25 January
A Disordered World
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 …
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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 …
