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Polite But Firm — Mark Carney Helps Teach The World How To Say “No” To Trump

An international front is refusing to bow to the White House’s demands, and it’s the only way out of the crisis.

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Economy Geopolitics

The Greenland Paradox: Rich In Resources, Frozen In Poverty

Greenland’s soil is packed with valuable resources, yet many of its people struggle to make ends meet. The world’s highest suicide rates, school dropouts and alcohol abuse are also part of Greenland’s reality. These issues are central to the March 11 general election.

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Eyes on the U.S. Geopolitics Ideas special series Trump And The World

To Counter Trump’s Fascist Wave, Europe Must Be A True Progressive Alternative

The reelection of U.S. President Donald Trump is the most recent act in the spectacular, and so far unstoppable, rise of fascism. Faced with his full-blown offensive, Europe must fully invest in its vision as an alternative to Trumpism by defending those most in need.

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Green

There Are More Earthquakes Now — Is Climate Change To Blame?

Researchers have identified a possible link between climate change and the frequency of earthquakes — and the quakes may also start a vicious circle of accelerating climate change.

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In A Trump World, I’ll Just Stay At Home — Musings Of A Colombian Author

After waiting more than two years for a visa appointment at the U.S. embassy in Bogotá, Héctor Abad Faciolince’s meeting was cancelled following the Jan. 26 spat over migrants between Gustavo Petro and Donald Trump. Nevermind, the Colombian novelist and essayist writes; in a world clearly run by idiots, we’re better off staying at home.

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Geopolitics Green

“It’s The Ice, Stupid” — Trump Wants Greenland For The Wrong Reasons

The newly inaugurated U.S. president is missing the real strategic and economic value of the island, which is ultimately linked to world’s ability to reduce global warming.

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Eyes on the U.S. Geopolitics special series Trump And The World

Trump vs. Denmark: Is Europe Too Weak To Stick Up For Its Own?

Europeans can never win if they face the relentless force of Donald Trump alone. With his sights fixed on Denmark, which controls Greenland, and the looming threat of tariffs, Trump is putting the rest of Europe to the test.

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Economy

How Much Is Greenland Really Worth? Fixing The Price On Trump’s Expansionist Dream

President Donald Trump has expressed several times his desire to make Greenland a part of the U.S. by purchasing it from Denmark. What determines the price of a country?

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Donbas, Greenland, Mars: Times Of Peril When Men Draw New Maps

Greenland, Canada and Panama: Why is Donald Trump using maps for his politics? And what does Elon Musk’s Nazi-loving grandfather have to do with mapped utopias?

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Geopolitics

Greenland: Why Trump Wants It, In 14 Stunning Photos

Its scenery is breathtaking, but there are also more strategic reasons that incoming President Donald Trump is pushing to force Denmark to sell Greenland to the United States.

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We’ll Take Greenland, Canada And The Panama Canal! What’s Driving Trump’s Neo-Imperialism?

On Tuesday, Donald Trump refused to rule out the use of force to seize Greenland, which belongs to Denmark, and his eldest son arrived in the territory. He’s also been threatening land grabs from his neighbors. Is this for real?

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Glamping Like A Viking, How To See Greenland’s Tundra In Style

The summer season in Greenland is fleeting. As the snow melts into the tundra, modern day Eskimo descendants reconnect with their ancestral habits. There is also the deluxe option for tourists.

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Food / Travel Future

Top Of The World, One Family’s Adventures To The North Pole

Now on their third ‘Under the Pole’ expedition, French explorers Emmanuelle Périé-Bardout and Ghislain Bardout (and their two sons) just can’t get enough of the far north.

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In The News

Greenland, Victim Of Denmark’s Linguistic Colonialism

COPENHAGEN — In the picturesque Danish capital, it’s easy to overlook the men lying on public benches with a beer in hand, or assume they’re immigrants from Southern Europe. Listen carefully, though, and you’ll notice that they speak fluent Danish, a task almost impossible for foreigners. These men, it turns out, are Danish citizens; indigenous […]

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Shifting Relations In The Americas

Donald Trump dominated global headlines once again this morning after meeting with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto in Mexico City, and later reaffirming his hardline stance on immigration in a speech in Phoenix, Arizona. In front of a cheering crowd, the Republican presidential candidate delivered enough anti-immigrant applause lines for his supporters’ hands to get […]

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Explosions In Thailand, Questions Of Label

SPOTLIGHT: EXPLOSIONS IN THAILAND, QUESTIONS OF LABEL Thailand was hit by a series of coordinated blasts across the country last night and early this morning, leaving four people dead and 34 injured. The Bangkok Post reports that the heaviest damage was in the resort town of Hua Hin, where explosions killed two and injured dozens, […]

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