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WIS Veteran, collector of books currently studying for MPhil in Contemporary Military History @University of Salford. Interested in Military History and Geopolitics, Middle East, MENA, Africa. Current research area: British Defence Policy & Suez Canal Zone
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Europe’s decoupling from the U.S. defense industry is not going to be easy, but the continent’s leaders now believe it is necessary.
🇲🇩 A Russian "Gerbera" crashed in Moldova at night. The drone was found on the morning of January 17, — police.
In response to the Russian airspace violation, Moldova's Foreign Ministry said that the incident "represents a threat to national security and a violation of the state’s sovereignty and territorial integrity."
⚡️Crashed Russian drone discovered in Moldova, authorities report.
The drone was found by a hunter in the village of Nucareni, in the Telenesti District of the country, which is located approximately 54 kilometers (33 miles) from the Moldova-Ukraine border.
Keir Starmer says Trump’s threat to impose tariffs over Greenland ‘completely wrong’
❤️Ukrainian stores are letting animals in to warm themselves. For animals, it's a matter of life in these frosty days.
NYT publishes audio of Karoline Leavitt threatening CBS over its Trump interview: “He said, ‘If it’s not out in full, we’ll sue your ass off.’” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/b...
"This does mark the end of the Western alliance."
Bronwen Maddox on the impact of Donald Trump's economic approach and foreign policy on the transatlantic alliance.
Watch in full➡️ bit.ly/4pHKSpH
Europe should know by now that appeasement doesn't work. ICYMI @daliborrohac.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/49UbwXT
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Protests erupted in several Greenlandic cites and in Denmark on Saturday as President Trump intensified his efforts to take control of the Arctic island.
2) “We” = total breakdown in the division between the White House and the president’s personal legal affairs.
1) Very bad sign that NYT, and not CBS, is breaking this.
It's not by accident these fouls just can't keep it together!
EU warns of downward spiral after Trump threatens tariffs over Greenland reut.rs/4qQE6Pq
Appears that the most recent negotiated EU-US trade deal is dead, with Renew Europe and EPP party leadership rejecting the deal in light of Trump’s recent threats.
EU ambassadors will hold an emergency meeting Sunday after Donald Trump threatened escalating tariffs on European allies until the US is allowed to buy Greenland. Cyprus, which currently holds the EU presidency, called the meeting, set for 5 p.m. Brussels time, according to Reuters. #Greenland
Written before today’s wild Trump tweets, @Peggynoonannyc notes the iconic three iconic Corleone brothers - “fiery Sonny, cool and methodical Michael, incapable Fredo” and asserts Trump’s inner Fredo is more than a third of his behavior.
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It's not even surprising anymore! This guy lives for litigation! Of any type. Trying to make personal gain from public service by objecting to oversight or scrutiny from any source! Press Corps.shoild just boycott WH Administration Press events and interviews! Stand up for Free Speech!
We also cannot let our dispute distract us from the our core task of helping to end Russia’s war against Ukraine. (2/2)
China and Russia must be having a field day. They are the ones who benefit from divisions among Allies.
If Greenland’s security is at risk, we can address this inside NATO.
Tariffs risk making Europe and the United States poorer and undermine our shared prosperity. (1/2)
European Union lawmakers are poised to block approval of the EU’s trade deal with the US over President Donald Trump’s vow to impose tariffs on countries that supported Greenland in the face of American threats.
This isn’t inevitable.
A few Republicans in Congress could still stop a reckless annexation or attack on Greenland — right now.
Silence is a choice.
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson sends a clear message to Trump that blackmail will not work. He announced that a response is currently drafted in which the EU, UK and Norway is included.
"We can begin to talk about an era of US hemispheric imperialism, where it intends to dominate its hemisphere on terms that it sets."
General Sir Richard Barrons on the worldview guiding Donald Trump's foreign policy.
Watch in full➡️ bit.ly/4pKbff0
After this week and believe it or not this years 👀 shenanigans I would reassess that idea 💡 If the free thinking world needs to demonstrate unity and their objection to this nonsense then until further notice all nations should boycott both World Cup and Olympics! Timeout until further notice!
It’s tough to deal with an American administration that can’t be trusted on anything it says.
It’s like dealing with Russia
One half of the Special Relationship needs to go to the bookshop pronto
