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Ricardo Martins

PhD in Sociology with specialisation in EU policies and international relations

Europe’s Unexpected Reply to Trump Over Greenland: A Last Crack in the Transatlantic Alliance?

By deploying troops to Greenland in response to Donald Trump’s annexation threats, European states draw an unprecedented red line against Washington, signalling that the era of automatic deference in the transatlantic relationship may be coming to an end.

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Europe and the End of the Transatlantic Alliance: From Strategic Denial to Schizophrenic Dependency

As Washington openly redefines Europe as a subordinate rather than a partner, Brussels persists in the language of alliance. This growing mismatch between American strategy and European self-perception is turning the transatlantic relationship into a dangerous illusion.

Ricardo Martins

The US Intervention in Venezuela and the Limits of International Law: Power Projection and the End of Strategic Ambiguity in the Americas

A swift US-led operation abducted Nicolás Maduro without meaningful resistance, exposing the extent of prior strategic penetration and institutional paralysis within Venezuela. Far from improvisation, the event signals a deliberate reassertion of US hemispheric dominance with far-reaching geopolitical consequences.

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Trump–Zelensky at Mar-a-Lago: Diplomacy in Circles or Peace at Sight?

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The Beginning of the End for Europe’s Old Security Order: Towards a Geoeconomic Architecture Emerging from the Washington–Moscow Dynamic

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Ukraine: Does Europe Work for a Stalled Conflict?

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Hemispheric Authoritarianism: the Monroe Doctrine Recast as the “Trump Corollary”

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Bolsonaro Convicted: Brazil’s Judiciary Defends Democracy Against a Coup Attempt

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