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Trump buying 11 ice breakers from Finland
Bloomberg Television· 2025-10-10 01:43
We have a big order coming up. We're uh buying ice breakers. Uh we're building them together for the most part.Uh we're doing four over there and seven over here. And we negotiated a pretty tough price. I think we're buying the finest ice breakers uh in the world.And Finland's known for making them. They sort of have almost a monopoly on ice breakers if you think about it. Nobody makes them like Finland.I've heard that for a long time. So we're going to have a total of 11. And I think the reason that we've ...
Greenland Dispatch: Unpacking Claims of U.S. Secret Influence Campaign
WSJ News· 2025-08-28 12:57
Geopolitical Landscape - US interest in Greenland sparks international tension with Denmark due to alleged covert influence campaign [1][2] - Danish foreign ministry summons top US diplomat for talks following allegations of US intelligence gathering in Greenland [3] - Greenland's strategic location in the Arctic is crucial for international world security [4] Strategic Importance of Greenland - Greenland holds an extremely important strategic location in the Arctic [4] - The island is home to the northernmost US military installation, Pituic Space Base [4] - The Arctic is increasingly seen as a potential conflict node between the West and Russia or China [5] Resource Potential - Greenland is rich in mineral resources [4] US Objectives - US seeks to sew divisions between Denmark and Greenland and recruit members to a separatist movement [2] - US aims to collect information in Greenland, particularly about people supportive of the president's objectives [3]
X @The Economist
The Economist· 2025-08-15 06:00
For the Kremlin the Arctic is a strategic priority “second only to Ukraine”, warns the political scientist. In a guest essay he argues that Russia poses three serious risks in the region in the coming decade https://t.co/pc7tNp1H8NIllustration: Dan Williams https://t.co/RhkACMUxf8 ...
X @The Economist
The Economist· 2025-08-13 11:00
Geopolitical Landscape - Arctic region faces rising threats from China and Russia, demanding swift countermeasures from America and its allies [1] - John Bolton highlights the high stakes involved in countering these threats in the Arctic [1] Strategic Imperatives - America and its allies must act quickly to address the growing challenges posed by China and Russia [1]