While the administration publicly emphasizes diplomacy and "dealmaking," the endgame appears to be establishing additional military installations across Greenland to dominate the Arctic frontier. This would extend beyond Pituffik to include new radar sites, airfields, future Golden Dome installations and naval facilities, securing sea lanes like the Northwest Passage and the GIUK Gap (Greenland-Iceland-UK)

In a bold move amid escalating geopolitical tensions, the United States Navy, in coordination with the Coast Guard, intercepted and seized a Venezuelan oil tanker on December 10, 2025. This operation, described by President Donald Trump as involving the "largest one ever seized," underscores the ongoing enforcement of US sanctions against Venezuela and its allies. The incident has drawn international condemnation from Venezuela, which labeled it an "act of piracy," ...