Lure of the north: What Russia’s Arctic can offer Trump
Putin is offering the U.S. a stake in the minerals, rare earths and vast natural gas deposits in Russia’s Arctic.
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The Scramble for the Arctic Is Just Getting Started
Donald Trump’s efforts to claim Greenland for the US is part of a wider push toward militarization of the Arctic. Conflicts ...
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Island Forests clearcut protestors request three-year moratorium extension
The forest isn’t just that little section. What you do to one part of the forest, you do to all of it and by dividing it up — ...
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Are Beijing’s hypersonic anti-ship missiles in Taiwan Strait a warning for US?
The People’s Liberation Army appears to have deployed its new hypersonic anti-ship missiles during drills around Taiwan on Tuesday, in what analysts said was a signal to the US against any ...
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The realpolitik of Trump’s tariffs
Economists might fret about their inflationary effects, but Mr Trump isn’t motivated by classical economic theory. To the extent that he thinks about tariffs in purely economic terms at all ...
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The Taiwan Strait: Crucial waterway and military flashpoint
The strait separates the eastern Chinese province of Fujian from the main island of Taiwan, home to around 23 million people. At its narrowest point, just 130km of windswept water separates the ...
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China drills in Taiwan Strait risk to region's security: US
The military exercise under the code name Strait Thunder-2025A is taking place in the southern and central Taiwan Strait, which is a vital artery for global shipping. China says the drills are ...