Trump pulled the US from the UNFCCC and advocates increased oil production. But his most controversial plan? To conquer Greenland, let the ice melt from climate change, and seize all its underground resources. A geopolitical power move or environmental disregard?
Trump pulled the US from the UNFCCC and advocates increased oil production. But his most controversial plan? To conquer Greenland, let the ice melt from climate change, and seize all its underground resources. A geopolitical power move or environmental disregard?
Both utilize a "restorationist" narrative—promising to return the country to a perceived former glory (the Soviet era for Putin, an idealized mid-20th century for Trump) while blaming external "globalist" forces for the nation's decline.
Both utilize a "restorationist" narrative—promising to return the country to a perceived former glory (the Soviet era for Putin, an idealized mid-20th century for Trump) while blaming external "globalist" forces for the nation's decline.
Putin’s very first act was to sign a decree protecting the "Family" (Jeltsin’s inner circle) from prosecution. Similarly, Trump has pushed the boundaries of presidential immunity through the courts to shield his actions in office from criminal liability.
Putin’s very first act was to sign a decree protecting the "Family" (Jeltsin’s inner circle) from prosecution. Similarly, Trump has pushed the boundaries of presidential immunity through the courts to shield his actions in office from criminal liability.
For both leaders, personal loyalty to the individual is prioritized over loyalty to the institution or the constitution. Critics are not just political opponents; they are branded as "enemies of the state" or "enemies of the people.
For both leaders, personal loyalty to the individual is prioritized over loyalty to the institution or the constitution. Critics are not just political opponents; they are branded as "enemies of the state" or "enemies of the people.