Trump, the transatlantic agony and the crisis of Western democracies
The Republican’s second term demonstrates that the West must choose between regaining its “hard power” or accepting irrelevance in a multipolar world.
GEOPOLITICS REPORT
The last 24 hours have left a clear—and worrying—snapshot of the start of 2026: coercion is once again commonplace, even among allies…
GEOPOLITICS REPORT
In the last 24 hours, the geopolitical chessboard has been dominated by Trump’s about-face on Greenland, the economic impact of that reversal, new macroeconomic data from Asia and Europe, and the consolidation of a European security architecture increasingly distrustful of Washington.
GEOPOLITICS REPORT
The events of the last 24 hours condense, almost to the point of caricature, the tensions of this beginning of 2026: a President Trump turning Greenland into a touchstone of power and tariffs, a Europe trying to react without breaking the Atlantic bond, a globalizing peace architecture for Gaza, and an EU seeking to shield, through joint lending, the Ukrainian resistance until 2027.
GEOPOLITICS REPORT
The news cycle of January 19-20, 2026, is marked by a series of events that have created a geopolitical scenario of extraordinary complexity and tension.
The metastasis of hate: anatomy of the new global antisemitism
Throughout the centuries, prejudice against Jews has changed its disguise according to convenience and has never been eradicated.
GEOPOLITICAL REPORT
By Gustavo de Arístegui January 22, 2026. Over the past 24 hours, the geopolitical chessboard has been dominated by President Trump’s reversal on Greenland, the economic impact of that about-face, new macroeconomic data from Asia and Europe, and the consolidation of a European security architecture increasingly distrustful of Washington. Attention has shifted to the Arctic, […]
DAILY INTELLIGENCE REPORT
By Gustavo de Arístegui 21 January 2026 The events of the past 24 hours condense—almost to the point of caricature—the tensions shaping the beginning of 2026: a President Trump who has turned Greenland into a litmus test of power and tariffs; a Europe attempting to respond without breaking the transatlantic bond; a peace architecture for […]
GEOPOLITICAL REPORT
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 By Gustavo de Arístegui I. INTRODUCTION The events of the last 24 hours condense the tensions of this early 2026 almost to the point of caricature: a President Trump turning Greenland into a touchstone of power and tariffs; a Europe attempting to respond without fracturing the transatlantic bond; a peace architecture […]
GEOPOLITICAL REPORT
By Gustavo de Arístegui, as published by Negocios. 20 January 2026 I. BRIEF INTRODUCTION The news cycle of 19–20 January 2026 is marked by a chain of events that together shape a geopolitical landscape of extraordinary complexity and tension. U.S. President Donald Trump has triggered an unprecedented diplomatic escalation with his European allies by publicly […]