UK delays Chagos Islands debate after Trump pressure
The British government has indefinitely postponed debate on a bill enshrining into law the UK’s cession of the Chagos archipelago in the Indian Ocean to Mauritius. – The move comes…
NATO allies fire back at Trump over Afghan war remarks
America’s NATO allies slammed U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion that allied forces stayed “a little off the front lines” in the war in Afghanistan. – “We’ve never needed them ……
Trump says US ‘armada’ headed toward Gulf
Trump said a US “armada” was heading toward the Gulf and that Washington was watching Iran closely, even after downplaying the prospect of imminent military action and saying Tehran appeared…
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says questions of territory to be discussed in talks with US, Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday that the vital question of territory in Ukraine’s war with Russia would be discussed at trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi. – He is…
Trump signs charter of ‘Board or Peace’ at Davos
US President Donald Trump signed the charter of his so-called “Board of Peace,” which he has billed as a body for resolving international conflicts, with other founding members in Davos…
Denmark not invited to Trump ‘peace board’
– Denmark was not among the nations to be offered a seat on US President Donald Trump’s proposed ‘Board of Peace’. – Washington announced that the official launch of the…
Europe mulls over an uneasy truce with the US over Greenland
EU leaders will meet tonight for an emergency summit in Brussels to discuss the uneasy truce which has broken out among Europe and the US after President Trump backed down…
Mauritius defends its sovereignty over Chagos islands after Trump criticises UK deal
Mauritius Attorney General Gavin Glover said he still expects the agreement to go ahead despite Trump calling the UK’s deal with Mauritius an act of “great stupidity” and “total weakness”.…
US will not not use force to acquire Greenland
Washington will not use force to acquire Greenland, US President Donald Trump said. – “We probably won’t get anything unless I decide to use excessive strength and force, where we…
The GIUK Gap and the Limits of Strategic Control
In the cold reaches of the North Atlantic, the Greenland–Iceland–United Kingdom Gap has never been merely a stretch of water. It is the narrow maritime throat through which Russia’s Northern…