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Amber G. wrote: ↑17 Jan 2026 07:33 In other news:
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drnayar wrote: ↑17 Jan 2026 23:56

SRajesh wrote: ↑17 Jan 2026 23:35 Instead of joking about Trump-Monroe Doctrine, I think we should (or our think tanks do) do some deeper analysis of why the revival of Monroe Doctrine.
The US correctly or wrongly or unilaterally called Western Hemisphere as their domain and no Eastner White/Black/Brown or any other combination is not welcome!!
What is that has spooked the US to call for this??

So what has turned US insular and inwards so to speak??

the "petro dollar" and the impossibility of sustaining the american debt mountain

S_Madhukar wrote: ↑18 Jan 2026 01:09

drnayar wrote: ↑17 Jan 2026 23:56

the "petro dollar" and the impossibility of sustaining the american debt mountain

Their imagination only goes as far. So after Cold War back to colonialism 2.0… so now after fiat currency era back to Donroe doctrine as we price currency back in gold. Hollywood might even go back to roaring 20s movies …

My question is how come EU is naive about American debt pressure and how come they don’t expect such behaviour?? Same with Cheen, they only seem to do kadi ninda and sell some treasuries. May be they know now is just negotiation before Yanks are cornered

drnayar wrote: ↑18 Jan 2026 12:46 ...
Trump has started a new subscription service .. this time for countries : the cost only one Billion [per year]
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drnayar wrote: ↑17 Jan 2026 21:23

vera_k wrote: ↑17 Jan 2026 05:09 ^ This is a lesson in ruthless prioritization .

Norway does not have an army what can withstand Trump, yet he is going after the bigger prize in Greenland.

indeed.. but dont give him ideas., Norway is flush in oil and gas..and has a state fund in trillions.. literally the Saudi of the west.. and trump seems to like blond people !!

uddu wrote: ↑18 Jan 2026 20:02 Trump will call him Tiny Napoleon soon.
US Threat Falls Flat: Macron Blasts Trump's Tariff Drama, Gears Up For Coordinated EU Counterpunch
French President Emmanuel Macron openly challenged U.S. President Donald Trump following renewed tensions over NATO, Greenland, and looming trade tariffs. After signals of a possible NATO exit debate in France, Macron drew a firm red line against Washington, condemning Trump’s threat to impose sweeping tariffs on European allies as unacceptable. Macron warned that Europe would respond in a united and coordinated manner if the measures are confirmed, while backing Denmark-led military exercises in Greenland. The standoff has exposed deepening fractures within NATO, as Trump’s Greenland push and trade war rhetoric fuel questions over alliance unity and Europe’s strategic autonomy.
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drnayar wrote: ↑18 Jan 2026 20:18

uddu wrote: ↑18 Jan 2026 20:02 Trump will call him Tiny Napoleon soon.
US Threat Falls Flat: Macron Blasts Trump's Tariff Drama, Gears Up For Coordinated EU Counterpunch
French President Emmanuel Macron openly challenged U.S. President Donald Trump following renewed tensions over NATO, Greenland, and looming trade tariffs. After signals of a possible NATO exit debate in France, Macron drew a firm red line against Washington, condemning Trump’s threat to impose sweeping tariffs on European allies as unacceptable. Macron warned that Europe would respond in a united and coordinated manner if the measures are confirmed, while backing Denmark-led military exercises in Greenland. The standoff has exposed deepening fractures within NATO, as Trump’s Greenland push and trade war rhetoric fuel questions over alliance unity and Europe’s strategic autonomy.
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orange man pronounces the french president as Emmanuelle.. maybe he knows something

uddu wrote: ↑18 Jan 2026 19:42 https://x.com/clashreport/status/2012651894305378724
@clashreport
NEW: The Trump administration is asking countries to pay at least $1 billion for a permanent seat on Trump’s proposed “Board of Peace.”

Trump would chair the board, control membership, approve decisions, and oversee funds.

Countries contributing $1 billion in the first year would be exempt from term limits.

Source: Bloomberg

February 23, 2023
Ajay is uniquely equipped to lead the World Bank at this critical moment in history. He has spent more than three decades building and managing successful, global companies that create jobs and bring investment to developing economies and guiding organizations through periods of fundamental change. He has a proven track record managing people and systems and partnering with global leaders around the world to deliver results.

He also has critical experience mobilizing public-private resources to tackle the most urgent challenges of our time, including climate change. Raised in India, Ajay has a unique perspective on the opportunities and challenges facing developing countries and how the World Bank can deliver on its ambitious agenda to reduce poverty and expand prosperity.

Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Statement on the Nomination of Ajay Banga To Be President of the World Bank Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/359794

We are on track to meeting this target. In fiscal year 2024, the World Bank Group delivered a record $42.6 billion in climate finance. This was 44% of our total financing putting the new target well within striking distance.

uddu wrote: ↑18 Jan 2026 19:30 Bank of England told to prepare for a market crash if the United States announces Alien Life.
BREAKING: Bank of England told to prepare for a market crash if the United States announces Alien Life.

Helen McCaw who served as a senior analyst in financial security at the UK’s central bank sounded the alarm.

She has now written to Andrew Bailey, the Bank’s governor, urging him to organize contingencies for the possibility that the White House may confirm we are not alone in the universe.

DECLARATION.

In proceeding this day to the signature of the Convention respecting the cession of the Danish West-Indian Islands to the United States of America, the undersigned Secretary of State of the United States of America, duly authorized by his Government, has the honor to declare that the Government of the United States of America will not object to the Danish Government extending their political and economic interests to the whole of Greenland.

Robert Lansing.

New York, August 4, 1916

Jay wrote: ↑18 Jan 2026 22:36

uddu wrote: ↑18 Jan 2026 19:30 Bank of England told to prepare for a market crash if the United States announces Alien Life.
BREAKING: Bank of England told to prepare for a market crash if the United States announces Alien Life.

Helen McCaw who served as a senior analyst in financial security at the UK’s central bank sounded the alarm.

She has now written to Andrew Bailey, the Bank’s governor, urging him to organize contingencies for the possibility that the White House may confirm we are not alone in the universe.

Now we are blaming it on actual aliens

What next, we will says earth is flat and that's why we are where we are? Truly a tinfoil moment.

drnayar wrote: ↑18 Jan 2026 22:49 https://www.npr.org/2023/07/27/11903903 ... ogics-uaps

A_Gupta wrote: ↑18 Jan 2026 23:02 It doesn't make any sense. If aliens have reached the earth, and not done anything yet, then (a) they are far ahead of earth in technology and (b) any inimical designs on earth or humanity would likely have already manifested.

"Trump’s “Board of Peace” is designed to oversee Gaza’s post‑war governance and reconstruction. Including someone like Banga helps anchor the board in development‑driven legitimacy, not just geopolitics. It also aligns with Trump’s push to attract large financial commitments from member states—up to $1 billion for permanent seats—which makes having a respected global economic figure even more strategic. "

Trump’s letter to Prime Minister to Modiji, inviting him to be part of The Board of Peace for Gaza and future conflicts ( Along with Turkey , Teroristan among others), .

In December 2023, Ajay Banga said: "Today, the World Bank is setting an ambitious goal to devote 45 percent of our annual financing to climate by 2025."
The World Bank reports: https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/facts ... opilot.com

We are on track to meeting this target. In fiscal year 2024, the World Bank Group delivered a record $42.6 billion in climate finance. This was 44% of our total financing putting the new target well within striking distance.

I wonder what Trump thinks of that.

https://nordics.info/show/artikel/decla ... land-1916/

... America will not object to the Danish Government extending their political and economic interests to the whole of Greenland.

Robert Lansing.

New York, August 4, 1916

The question these days seems to be whether any agreement with the US is worth the paper it is written on.

Jay wrote: ↑18 Jan 2026 22:36 What next, we will says earth is flat and that's why we are where we are? Truly a tinfoil moment.

It doesn't make any sense. If aliens have reached the earth, and not done anything yet, then (a) they are far ahead of earth in technology and (b) any inimical designs on earth or humanity would likely have already manifested.

Jay wrote: ↑18 Jan 2026 23:11

drnayar wrote: ↑18 Jan 2026 22:49 https://www.npr.org/2023/07/27/11903903 ... ogics-uaps

Yup, I remember this entire drama in 2023, spilling over to 2024 elections, and our donny boy saying he will release the files post election.

Vayutuvan wrote: ↑19 Jan 2026 00:42 If I were the poster, I would wonder about what the world had gotten in return for those $42 billion. That is where the focus must be. Not on What Trump thinks about this or that.

EDITORIAL: After year of Trump, Japan should side with peaceful nations
January 19, 2026 at 17:08 JST

The world faces a major challenge as the United States, once the protector of the post-Cold War order, is now trampling upon international law, state sovereignty and long-held alliances with friendly nations.

In his first term, U.S. President Donald Trump bristled against order and rules but went only so far as isolation.

But with Jan. 20 marking one year into his second term, Trump is trying to convert the world from one based on rule of law to rule by power.

The eventual destination will be an orderless world of survival of the fittest in which major powers use their military superiority to rule.

We cannot allow such folly.

LEANING TOWARD SPHERES OF INFLUENCE

The U.S. military action against Venezuela was especially serious. Not only was a sovereign state invaded and its president detained, but Trump also said he wanted to run the country.

The military move blatantly treads on respect for sovereignty that is the foundation of international law.

What cannot be overlooked is Trump’s comment that priority would be placed on having U.S. companies rebuild the Venezuelan petroleum industry, a clear sign that he intends to control natural resources before holding fair elections or promoting democracy in the country.

The United States has previously used military power against sovereign states without having a U.N. resolution.

But in those cases, discussions were held on the appropriateness of such moves, and Washington at least proclaimed a “just cause,” such as humanitarian engagement or to deal with weapons of mass destruction.

No such principle has been raised at the United Nations in the latest case.

The so-called Donroe Doctrine espoused by Trump to give the United States exclusive rule over the Western Hemisphere clearly shows his rejection of international cooperation.

While the United States claims its moves are intended to remove the presence of China and Russia from the region, it is clear the real aim is to establish a sphere of influence to allow the siphoning of special interests rather than expanding democracy.

That leaves open the possibility of giving China and Russia an excuse to legitimize similar action.

Trump’s rationale of power is also being directed at allies.

His desire to possess Greenland is a sign that he views NATO not as a community based on a shared set of values but as a subject to deals and domination.

His mention of a possible military option in Greenland could unravel the bonds of that alliance.

Any threat from China and Russia is only an excuse. His real aim is to gain natural resources.

POWER OVER COOPERATION

The thinking behind Trump’s diplomacy is appallingly simple.

His close associate, Stephen Miller, told CNN that international cooperation was a myth and that only power matters in the world.

In an interview with The New York Times, Trump himself said international law was unnecessary and that his actions were restricted only by his own morality.

This is the first time in the postwar era that an American leader has so brazenly revealed his view of governance that places priority on use of force and the leader’s own decisions rather than an order based on rules.

Trump also recently announced that the United States would leave 66 international organizations.

He has threatened sanctions against the International Criminal Court that rules on war and humanitarian crimes.

Global order will crumble from its very roots if a major power places itself outside of the rule of law and denies any attempt by others to pursue its responsibility.

Belittling rules is also evident in Trump’s trade policy.

In his first term, Trump used tariffs forcefully as a bargaining tool. But in his second term, he has ignored the rules of free trade and used tariffs as a tool for making threats and encouraging subordination.

In addition, he has used the thinking that power exceeds the law domestically by deploying the Department of Justice as a political tool and applying pressure on media organizations.

Reports about an investigation into Jerome Powell, the U.S. Federal Reserve chair, threatens the independence of the central bank.

The use of heavily armed officers and the National Guard to round up immigrants has caused outrage in affected communities and led to deaths and injuries.

Military tactics go beyond enforcement of the law and represent an extremely dangerous sign for a democratic society.

In an attempt to legitimize such moves, Trump has frequently said he was chosen president through elections.

But the ballot does not provide carte blanche.

Governance lacking balance of powers and restraint cannot be considered a democracy.

GROWING U.S. ISOLATION

Small and midsize nations will ramp up defense spending to protect themselves if the world is split by the major powers into spheres of influence. Some countries might be tempted to possess nuclear weapons.

Interest would weaken in military conflicts and humanitarian crises outside of such spheres. And people facing such conflicts and poverty who cannot raise their voices will be sacrificed.

Trump should not forget that his self-righteous behavior based on his belief that international cooperation and rules are a hindrance will come back to bite the United States.

The country will find itself isolated without allies in a military conflict.

Trampling on the rules of free trade will lead to greater uncertainty in the global economy, which will directly affect the U.S. economy.

The United States will also face the consequences if nothing is done about global issues such as climate change.

Tokyo should not take a “Japan first” stance and must be cautious about pandering and following along just to avoid friction by raising objections.

Japan should cooperate with democratic nations in Europe as well as Australia and others with which it shares values.

It should also engage the Global South group of newly emerging and developing nations to work toward spreading the rule of law.

Protecting multilateral frameworks, such as the G-7 and G-20, and working to make the U.N. system function will be in Japan’s best interests.

Because we live in a time when a large number of nuclear weapons exist, Japan must stand on the side of nations striving to achieve peace without relying on military force.

--The Asahi Shimbun, Jan. 18

saip wrote: ↑20 Jan 2026 02:36 Now that the OM has come out openly about why he wants Greenland, why don't the Danish/Swedes/Euros say take the damn Nobel and leave Greenland alone?