International Relations

• James Luckey-Lange Among Americans Freed in Venezuela - James Luckey-Lange, 28, was released this week with several other U.S. citizens from the country’s notorious prison system after going missing in December, his family said.
• Trump’s Gulf Allies Do Not Want Him to Bomb Iran - While several of the Gulf Arab countries harbor little love for Iran, they worry that the consequences of rising tensions could blow back on them.
• Trump’s Threats to Greenland Raise Serious Questions for NATO - The treaty that created NATO did not contemplate an attack by one ally on another. A seizure of Greenland by President Trump would test the endurance of the mutual-defense pact.
• Why Greenland Matters for a Warming World - The fate of the world’s largest island has outsize importance for billions of people on the planet, because as the climate warms, Greenland is losing ice. That has consequences.
• ‘We’re Not Stupid’: Greenlanders Fear What a U.S. Takeover Would Mean - A visit to Greenland reveals a swirl of feelings as people nervously await talks with the Trump administration about the island’s future.
• Iran’s Leaders May Survive Protests. But Anger Will Likely Persist. - Its security forces have brutally defended the Islamic Republic, but the protests show that many Iranians consider it stagnant and ideologically hollow.
• Trump Shakes up Latin American Politics - The U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro has divided the region. But every nation wants to avoid being next.
• Trump’s Amoral World Meets Its Match in Pope Leo - The pontiff has increasingly asserted himself in the face of Trump’s aggressive words and deeds.
• Trump Is ‘Chest-Beating’ Over a Retreat - The round table convenes to discuss the start to Trump’s 2026, from Greenland to Minnesota and Venezuela.
• Trump Eyes Greenland, and Europe Figures Its Best Bet Is a Negotiation - European officials were stunned that President Trump restated his desire for Greenland after a yearlong effort to dissuade him, according to diplomats and others.