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From shared icebreakers to NATO-ready infrastructure, Brussels is preparing the High North for confrontation The EU’s Arctic policy is becoming increasingly important amidst global competition driven by both climate change and the region’s strategic significance. Melting Arctic ice is opening new maritime transport routes, facilitating access to abundant natural resources, and creating conditions for expanded economic activity. Consequently, the Arctic is becoming an arena for rivalry among the leading global powers. For Brussels, the Arctic holds not only regional significance but is also a tool for achieving foreign policy and geopolitical objectives.Adopted in October 2021, the EU’s current Arctic policy…

Lukashenko meets US Envoy John Coale – Photo Courtesy of the President of the Republic of Belarus The unlikely Trump-Lukashenko cooperation. We have been reporting on the advances achieved by Donald J. Trump’s administration in the negotiations with Belarus regarding the freeing of prisoners. So, today (16), another victory was obtained by Trump’s diplomacy with the release of 25 prisoners. Over the years, Trump has consistently manifested respect and even admiration for Belarusian strongman Aleksandr Lukashenko. Back in August 2025, Trump posted about ‘a wonderful talk with the highly respected President of Belarus […] to thank him for the release…

Mexico’s government announced the deployment of more than 1,800 federal troops to the cartel-controlled state of Sinaloa. Despite prior deployments, the Sinaloa Cartel continues to wage a fierce turf war that has killed thousands and led to the disappearance of thousands more. This week, Mexico’s top security official, Omar García Harfuch, announced the deployment of 1,800 troops, including 1,000 Mexican Navy infantrymen, to the port city of Mazatlán, aimed at increasing presence there and in the state capital of Culiacán. The move comes as Mazatlán continues to see a high number of murders each day as two main factions of…

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Sunday he continues to support adding seats to the Supreme Court as part of an overhaul he claims would make the institution less partisan. During an appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press with Kristen Welker on September 13, Welker asked Buttigieg whether he supports adding seats to the Supreme Court, noting that he had previously supported increasing the number of justices from nine to fifteen. “Some Democrats, like former Vice President Kamala Harris, have called to expand the court,” Welker said. “As you know, in the past, you’ve even supported increasing the number of…

Sen. Rand Paul blocked an attempt by fellow Republican Sen. John Kennedy to quickly pass legislation that would require companies to build a “kill switch” into their artificial intelligence model.Kennedy, of Louisiana, went to the Senate floor Wednesday to try to pass his bill without holding a formal vote — a step that can be prevented by any one of his 99 colleagues. He argued that the measure was effectively a short-term step, with Congress unlikely to pass more sweeping AI legislation in the immediate future even amid fears that technological advancements could spiral out of human control.“We are not…

Ilhan Omar asked about marrying her brother to commit immigration fraud amid criminal investigation Somali Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) on Wednesday responded to the Trump Administration saying they’ve launched a criminal investigation into her by laughing and calling the comments by Border Czar Tom Homan “dumb sh*t.” LindellTV’s Allison Steinberg confronted Omar in the House office building, asking, “Tom Homan said that you’re under criminal investigation for immigration marriage fraud. Any comment on that?” But Omar brazenly laughed about the criminal activity and said, “No, I don’t have a comment for that.” “What a ridiculous thing to ask,” she added…

The European Union should have its own parallel NATO-like defence structures — albeit one without America — Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in her State of the Union address. The European Union chief addressed the bloc on Wednesday, giving a speech on the future of its security that clearly envisioned a move to divorce the continent from American defence. Remarkably, Ursula von der Leyen’s speech began by placing the Russian invasion of Ukraine and America’s exploration of acquiring Greenland on a level moral footing, while claiming that “standing up” for both non-member states was an example of how…

Don’t Create a Captured Regulator for AI The artificial intelligence industry has managed to produce a regulatory debate in which nearly everyone’s preferred solution happens to suit his business model. Apparently, some tasks still require human intelligence. Anthropic’s Dario Amodei wants outside evaluators and government-assisted coordination to slow development. Mark Zuckerberg and Jensen Huang put their faith in competition and liability. Huang told a Salesforce audience last week that safety is “an engineering problem, not a legal one” and that “we don’t need any new laws.” Some conservatives have warned against regulatory capture while treating product liability as a sufficiently…

Jayden Williams — the now-former mayor of Stockbridge, Georgia — was removed from office less than a year after being sworn in. Williams, who made history as Georgia’s youngest elected mayor at 22 years old, was impeached by the Stockbridge City Council after he was accused of misusing city funds and exchanging sexually suggestive messages and explicit photos with an 18-year-old high school student, according to multiple reports. “The City of Stockbridge confirms that the City Council has taken formal action concerning the Office of Mayor,” the city said in a statement on Sunday. “The Mayor has been removed from office.” Williams — who recently…

Kamala Harris will join Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Michigan’s open Senate seat, next week, marking her latest involvement in the midterm elections.This comes as the former vice president — who lost Michigan in 2024 to President Donald Trump — announces more campaign appearances alongside Democrats, including Sen. Jon Ossoff in Georgia.Harris has not yet said if she will be running for president in 2028.“I’m just really looking forward to having her here, and she is somebody who so many folks in communities like Detroit look up to as an inspirational leader,” El-Sayed told POLITICO in an interview on…