Trump Threatens Tariffs Over Greenland, Forcing Europe Into a High-Stakes Test of Alliance Unity
In Nuuk, demonstrators gathered in freezing Arctic air, holding signs rejecting foreign control of their homeland. Thousands of kilometres south in Brussels, EU officials convened an emergency meeting. The catalyst for both scenes was the same: a sharp escalation by Donald Trump, who has tied sweeping new tariffs on European allies directly to his long-standing […]
Europe Moves as Washington Talks, NATO Troops Join Denmark in Greenland
WASHINGTON — As senior officials talked in Washington yesterday, Europe answered on the ice. While representatives of Denmark and Greenland were meeting with U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, NATO allies were already reinforcing Greenland’s defenses. German, French, and Nordic forces joined Danish units in and around the island, a […]
“I don’t need international law.”: Welcome to the New World Order
The post–World War II international order was built on a simple, fragile premise: that power would be constrained by rules, that sovereignty would be respected, and that the horrors of unchecked militarism would never again be normalized. That premise is now being openly challenged by the President of the United States. In a recent New […]
SDG News Spotlight – Mark Rutte
At a moment when the transatlantic alliance is under rare internal strain, Mark Rutte has become NATO’s steady center of gravity. Calm, disciplined, and relentlessly pragmatic, Rutte is leading the alliance through one of its most delicate leadership tests in decades. Built for Consensus Before taking NATO’s top post, Mark Rutte spent more than a […]
Quantum’s Moment Moves Into the Market
For decades, quantum technology lived largely in theory, confined to academic papers, government labs, and long-range forecasts. Today, it is stepping into a different role. Governments are formalizing strategies. Companies are delivering products. Investors are committing serious capital. What is taking shape is not a distant technological promise but the early structure of a new […]
A Legislature Steps Into the Ledger
In Manila, a quiet but consequential shift is underway inside the House of Representatives of the Philippines. By 2026, the chamber plans to eliminate paper from its daily operations and anchor its records in blockchain technology, a move that places the Philippines within a widening global experiment to modernize how governments record, secure, and legitimize […]
Nigeria Places a $2 Billion Bet on Its Clean Energy Transition
Nigeria has announced a $2 billion National Climate Change Fund, signaling a renewed push to accelerate clean energy development and climate resilient infrastructure in Africa’s most populous country. The initiative was unveiled by President Bola Tinubu during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, positioning Nigeria as a more assertive player in global climate finance at a moment […]
Venezuela’s Environment at a Crossroads
As power shifts in Caracas and Washington, the country’s forests, rivers and communities are being pulled into the center of a high-stakes reckoning. CARACAS — Venezuela’s environment has long lived in the shadow of oil. Now it stands directly in its path. The country is one of the most biodiverse on Earth, home to rainforests, […]
After the Seizure: Maduro’s Court Case, Prisoner Releases, and the Next Phase of the Venezuela Crisis
New York is now the center of gravity for Venezuela’s political future. Nearly two weeks after U.S. forces detained Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, the consequences of that operation are spreading outward – into courtrooms, ministries, prisons, and diplomatic corridors from Caracas to Rome. Maduro appeared before a federal judge in Manhattan and […]
Zelestra Secures €13M Green Financing from BPER for Two Solar Projects in Italy
As Italy accelerates efforts to reinforce energy security and meet its climate targets, a pair of mid-scale solar projects in the country’s south has reached a decisive financial milestone. Zelestra has secured approximately €13 million in senior debt green financing from BPER to support the construction of two solar plants in Puglia and Sicily, marking […]
