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The multiple objectives of Trump’s Greenland gamble
Donald Trump’s objectives in Greenland are to shed America’s long-standing responsibility for the defence of Europe exercised through NATO, politically de-link the US from Europe, become the sole gatekeeper of the Northern Sea Route, being eyed by rivals Russia and China, and secure the sole...
Why Trump has set his sights on Greenland
Trump needs Greenland to stem Russo-Chinese ambitions in the Artic
Greenland, Trump and the fault lines of power
By P M Amza/Colombo Telegraph Colombo, January 15 – Recent public remarks by US President Donald Trump once again brought Greenland into global headlines as a territory of strategic interest to the United States. Although widely treated as rhetorical provocation, these comments echoed Trump’s explicit...
Security considerations in Trump’s demand for Greenland
By P. K. Balachandran/Eurasia Review Colombo, January 13 – US President Donald Trump has said that the US will take over Greenland whether the Greenlanders and the Danes, who have sovereignty over the island, like it or not. Trump’s case is that American control over...
UNSC was a major battle ground for Bangladesh’s liberation
Bangladesh’s war of independence was fought on the ground, in the diplomatic arena across world capitals, and in the UN Security Council, with all three venues seeing intense action.
Trump downgrades India and drops Pakistan in his 2025 NSS
By P. K. Balachandran/Sunday Observer Colombo, December 14- US President Donald Trump’s National Security Strategy (NSS) for 2025 signals a decline in the importance of India as compared with the NSS he presented in 2017 during his first term. In 2017, Pakistan was severely castigated...
Trump’s National Security Strategy Sidesteps India
By P.K.Balachandran/The Citizen Colombo, December 10 – US President Donald Trump’s National Security Strategy (NSS) for the year 2025 signals a decline in the importance of India as compared with the NSS he presented in 2017 during his first term. In 2017, Pakistan was severely...
To face threats from Europe, strong ties with India will help Putin
The defence and economic cooperation set to emerge from Russian President Putin’s current visit to India is expected to strengthen Russia-India relations and thereby strengthen Putin’s resolve to meet the mounting threat from UK, Germany and France.
Joint Statement following the 23rd India–Russia annual summit in New Delhi on December 5, 2025
New Delhi, December 5 (Eurasia Review)- The leaders of India and Russia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vladimir Putin on Friday reaffirmed their support for further strengthening the Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership between their two countries. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the...
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