Geopolitical Archive

The archive is built on articles that reference public and reliable sources on geopolitical events during Donald Trump's second presidential term from 2025. The events show how the United States introduced tariffs to protect its own industry, and how control over critical minerals for the industry became the driver of conflicts between former allies in the West. Ukraine, Greenland and Norway, which hold large mineral deposits, are central to the conflict between the EU and the US.

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Society and Politics was established on 5 March 2025 in response to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy being thrown out of the White House in Washington on 27 February. This followed Zelenskyy's refusal, on Ukraine's behalf, to enter into a mineral agreement with the US without a military security guarantee. After considerable pressure from the US, the agreement was signed on 30 April without a security guarantee.

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