Americas9 min read
Why Trump Wants Greenland
Donald Trump says America must own Greenland, an island of about 57,000 people in the Kingdom of Denmark. The map explains why, and the September 2026 deal shows what Washington actually got.
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Arctic
Europe10 min read
Svalbard: Why Norway’s Arctic Islands Matter to Russia and NATO
A 1920 treaty makes Svalbard Norwegian but open to the citizens of dozens of countries, and it limits military use. That is why a Russian mining town and NATO's northern sea lanes meet on these Arctic islands.
Europe9 min read
Why Russia Is Massing Troops on Finland’s Border
Russia is building barracks, depots and headquarters along its 1,340 km border with Finland, NATO's newest frontier. The soldiers to fill them are mostly still in Ukraine.