Selon Thomas Crosbie, du Royal Danish Defense College, les stratèges de Donald Trump lui présenteraient probablement plusieurs options. “Le plus inquiétant serait une stratégie de type ‘fait accompli’, que nous voyons beaucoup et à laquelle nous pensons beaucoup dans les cercles militaires, qui consisterait simplement à s’emparer du territoire de la même manière que Poutine […]
Continue ReadingTrump’s remarks came a day after the White House said it was not ruling out military action to acquire Greenland from Denmark, a NATO ally. Trump has repeatedly criticized the alliance and has long pressured members to boost defense spending, calling for increases from 2 percent of GDP to as much as 5 percent. His […]
Continue ReadingFigures including former head of the army Richard Dannatt and Matthew Savill, director of military sciences at RUSI, have warned that a new deployment in Ukraine would mean pulling away from existing operations. There is also a hefty question mark over how long troops might be deployed for, and whether they might be taking on […]
Continue ReadingAVENTURA, Florida — Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Wednesday that the United States will sell Venezuelan oil “indefinitely” after completing sales of the crude currently accumulating in storage there. Wright said the proceeds from those sales would be “deposited into accounts controlled by the U.S. government” and then “flow back into Venezuela to benefit the […]
Continue ReadingIn recent days, Trump has reiterated his claims to Greenland — a self-ruling Danish territory — following a separate U.S. operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro last weekend. On Tuesday, eight of Europe’s top leaders insisted Greenland’s security must be ensured collectively by NATO and with full respect to the wishes of its people. […]
Continue ReadingStatement of discontent: Badenoch’s line of attack was initially tricky to spot, as she agrees with the PM about supporting Ukraine and protecting Greenland’s sovereignty from Donald Trump. However, while praising Starmer’s “efforts to advance peace,” Badenoch lambasted the “frankly astonishing” decision for the PM not to make a statement to the Commons as a “fundamental lack […]
Continue ReadingHowever, the right-wing populist leader argued that Trump has pinpointed “some genuine security concerns around Greenland” which will only become more relevant as climate change impacts the Arctic region. “There is a strong feeling in British intelligence circles and many in NATO that there needs to be a significant NATO base located directly on the […]
Continue ReadingA major error in the months following combat operations In Iraq was a breakdown of law and order. Lawlessness was pervasive, looting was endemic and public order nearly evaporated, only for militias step in until coalition troops were given the mission to restore peace. But by then, it may have been too late, as the […]
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump is considering “a range of options” to acquire Greenland including the use of military force, the White House said Tuesday, raising the stakes just hours after several top European leaders declared that such a move would violate NATO’s core charter. Trump “has made it well known that acquiring Greenland is a national security priority […]
Continue ReadingCrosbie, from the Royal Danish Defense College, said Trump’s strategists are likely presenting him with various options. “The most worrisome would be a fait accompli-type strategy, which we see a lot and think about a lot in military circles, which would be simply grabbing the land the same way Putin tried to grab, to make […]
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