The US has had a longstanding interest in acquiring Greenland. After the purchase of Alaska in 1867, US Secretary of State William Seward proposed purchasing Greenland from Denmark. In 1910, the US yet again suggested acquiring Greenland through a land swap with Denmark, in return for offering the Philippine islands of Mindanao and Palawan. The […]
Today, debates about the UNSC veto power have become particularly acute: it is described either as an “anachronism” or as a “pillar of the international order”. In reality, the issue is broader: can this mechanism be abandoned in an era of multipolarity? This question is examined by Lilia Romadan, a participant of the Valdai—New Generation […]
Faced with US trade and military offensives in Latin America, the left-wing administration of Brazilian President Lula da Silva has doubled down on North-South engagement. While business leaders seek meetings at the White House and diplomats revive the Mercosur-EU trade deal to find short-term relief, these moves may well deepen Brazil’s long-term strategic vulnerability, writes […]
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