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Trump’s Greenland Bid is Really About Control of the Arctic and the Coming Battle with China
By Stefan Wolff | 15 January, 2025
When Donald Trump first offered to buy Greenland in 2019, he was widely ridiculed and nothing much came of it. Fast forward six years and Trump’s renewed “bid” for the world’s largest island is back on the table.
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Back to the Monroe Doctrine?
By Herbert Wulf | 14 January, 2025
Two weeks before taking office, the future US President Donald Trump signposts to the astonished public around the world in a confusing, Trump-like press conference what we have to prepare for.
The Fall of Assad is a Cautionary Tale of Blowback
By Ramesh Thakur | 22 December, 2024
A regime built on terror, ruled by fear and sustained by foreign proxy forces crumbled in less than a fortnight. In the end, the foundations of the House of Assad (1970–2024) rested on the shifting sands of time.
Sustainable Peace In Sudan: How International Investment and Solidarity Can Help End a ‘Forgotten War’
By Dominic Rohner | 02 December, 2024
More than 50 countries are currently suffering from shocking levels of armed violence, many of which receive little to no public attention.
Is the Time Ripe for an End to the Ukraine War?
By Herbert Wulf | 21 November, 2024
Donald Trump, president-elect of the USA, wants to end the Ukraine war within a day, as he has emphasized several times, but without saying how. Despite the brutal clashes on the ground in Ukraine, do negotiations now have a chance? Are we near to a "ripe moment" for negotiations?
Book Review: A Farewell to Wars by Hans Blix
By Sverre Lodgaard | 28 October, 2024
A Farewell to Wars. The Growing Restraints on the Interstate Use of Force, Cambridge University Press, 2023. Author: Hans Blix. Reviewed by Sverre Lodgaard.
The views and opinions expressed in Global Outlook are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Toda Peace Institute.
Trump’s Greenland Bid is Really About Control of the Arctic and the Coming Battle with China
By Stefan Wolff | 15 January, 2025
When Donald Trump first offered to buy Greenland in 2019, he was widely ridiculed and nothing much came of it. Fast forward six years and Trump’s renewed “bid” for the world’s largest island is back on the table.
To see the full list of Global Outlook articles, click here
Back to the Monroe Doctrine?
By Herbert Wulf | 14 January, 2025
Two weeks before taking office, the future US President Donald Trump signposts to the astonished public around the world in a confusing, Trump-like press conference what we have to prepare for.
The Fall of Assad is a Cautionary Tale of Blowback
By Ramesh Thakur | 22 December, 2024
A regime built on terror, ruled by fear and sustained by foreign proxy forces crumbled in less than a fortnight. In the end, the foundations of the House of Assad (1970–2024) rested on the shifting sands of time.
Sustainable Peace In Sudan: How International Investment and Solidarity Can Help End a ‘Forgotten War’
By Dominic Rohner | 02 December, 2024
More than 50 countries are currently suffering from shocking levels of armed violence, many of which receive little to no public attention.
Is the Time Ripe for an End to the Ukraine War?
By Herbert Wulf | 21 November, 2024
Donald Trump, president-elect of the USA, wants to end the Ukraine war within a day, as he has emphasized several times, but without saying how. Despite the brutal clashes on the ground in Ukraine, do negotiations now have a chance? Are we near to a "ripe moment" for negotiations?
Book Review: A Farewell to Wars by Hans Blix
By Sverre Lodgaard | 28 October, 2024
A Farewell to Wars. The Growing Restraints on the Interstate Use of Force, Cambridge University Press, 2023. Author: Hans Blix. Reviewed by Sverre Lodgaard.
The views and opinions expressed in Global Outlook are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Toda Peace Institute.