Greenland, Iran, … (1-2026)

When I first heard Trump wanted to buy Greenland, I thought he had gone too far. I sensed that the US needs Greenland for the effective Golden Dome project. However, he could/should negotiate something much easier to accomplish and less provocative. Mark Halperin’s talks [1-3] were very good. [3] makes the key point clear. Mark Halperin’s father was a well-known long-time worker in 3 administrations during the Cold War and a Democrat. He explained why the US was indispensable. Pippa Malmgren’s interview is also useful [4]. Finally, Niall Ferguson’s interview is very high quality and clarified almost all points. An interesting overview on Trump’s strategy by Niall Ferguson in [5]. Another Niall Ferguson’s interview was at lower level [6]. 

About Iran, one of the best and easiest to understand is [14]. The interviewee is a senior Iran expert. [5,6] also has parts about Iran. They are good although not as detailed. 

References: 

1. *Five Key Points Trump's Trying to Achieve with His Greenland and Europe Strategy (1-21) 

2. Mark Halperin: Europe Dependence on Putin and China: Trump’s Biggest Pressure Point (clip) 

3. *Trump Reveals Calls with France and Switzerland: "U.S. Keeping Whole World Afloat" (1-22) 

4. *Here's why Greenland's 'in play' (1-21) Pippa Malmgren

5. *Niall Ferguson LIVE From Davos: Greenland, Trump vs. Europe & More (1-22)

6. *Trump’s World Order — Live from Davos, with Niall Ferguson (1-23) 

7. WSJ 1-23 Walter Russell Mead Zelensky and Trump Expose Europe’s Weakness

8. *Finnish president on Trump, Greenland and the war in Ukraine (1-20)   

9. "Trump is Governing in a Non-Collaborative Way" - Bill O'Reilly (clip 1-20) 

10. Is Trump an Authoritarian? | Bill O'Reilly (clip 1-20) 

11. Crowd Gets Eerily Silent as Rubio Tells Global Elites the Ugly Truth (1-23) Dave Rubin  

12. ?BlackRock, Citadel & Lagarde Clash Over $38 Trillion U.S. Debt, AI & Market Risks (1-21) 

13. 'DO NOT RETALIATE': Bessent issues SEVERE warning to Europe Greenland (1-21) 

14. **What can Trump do about Iran? What should he do? (1-20)

15. Trump sends 'MASSIVE' armada to Middle East in warning to Iran (1-25) 

16. *LIVE Davos Breakdown with Presidential Advisor Dr Pippa Malmgren (1-24) 

17. *Jack Keane: This is the 'NECESSARY' next move… (1-24) 

18. WSJ 1-13 U.S. Blows Up China’s Latin America Ambitions With Maduro Ouster

19. 特朗普总统：导弹防御和矿产权是拟议中的格陵兰协议的一部分 

20. LIVE Davos Breakdown with Presidential Advisor Dr Pippa Malmgren (1-24-2026) 

21. The Truth About Trump's Second Term Foreign Policy Strategy, with Michael Knowles, DeRosa and Bednar (1-23) 

22. WSJ 1-22 The U.S. Is Actively Seeking Regime Change in Cuba by the End of the Year

23. BREAKING NEWS: Trump working to CRUSH Cuba's communist regime (1-24) 

24. WSJ 1-19 A Look Back at the War That Is About to Begin 

25. WSJ 1-23 Walter Russell Mead Zelensky and Trump Expose Europe’s Weakness 

One Year of Trump 

*Architecture of Power and the Dollar’s Future | Niall Ferguson (1-20) 

*Tariffs, Overstretch, and the Geopolitics of Risk | Hoover Institution (1-20) 

*Patterns of Power in Trump’s Presidency | Niall Ferguson (1-20) 

Trump's foreign policy is reshaping the world order | Ian Bremmer (1-20)  

Trump’s demands put Europe in FAFO territory | Ian Bremmer's Quick Take (1-20)  

One year into Trump 2.0: How the world has changed | Ian Bremmer w Stephen Walt  (1-20) 

WEF (World Economic Forum) 

1. LIVE Davos Breakdown with Presidential Advisor Dr Pippa Malmgren (1-23)

2. Castelion CEO: Hypersonics one of the most important capabilities in arsenal (1-24) 

3. These folks need ‘FIRE EXTINGUISHERS for their hair': Brit Hume (1-23) 

4. "And That's The Utopian Vision Of Carney"  - Jordan Peterson (1-24) climate 

5. 金建国 | 委内瑞拉政权正在平稳过渡 - 议报