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Panama Canal

Large canal in Panama

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Jan 19, 2026
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What are documented poll results from Greenland about U.S. annexation or independence options?

Multiple recent polls show Greenlanders overwhelmingly oppose becoming part of the United States while many Americans likewise reject U.S. annexation or the use of force to acquire Greenland; specific...

Jan 20, 2026
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Did Denmark sold us land in the past for strategic reasons.

Yes — Denmark has sold territory to the United States in the past: Copenhagen transferred the Danish West Indies (today’s U.S. Virgin Islands) to Washington in 1917 in a transaction shaped by strategi...

Jan 31, 2026
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What exactly does the Pentagon’s 2026 National Defense Strategy say about nuclear deterrence and homeland defense?

The (NDS) elevates to top priority and couples that shift with a renewed emphasis on modernizing to prevent “nuclear blackmail,” while preserving deterrence roles abroad in a more limited fashion . Th...

Jan 23, 2026

What were the arguments for and against the 1902 failed sale of the Danish West Indies in the Danish Landsting?

to sell to cleared the Danish lower chamber but failed in on a tie vote, halting a $5 million transfer that had already ratified . Proponents emphasized economic relief for a chronically unprofitable ...

Feb 6, 2026

Who is Larry fink?

Laurence “Larry” D. Fink is an American billionaire financier best known as the co‑founder, chairman and chief executive officer of , the world’s largest asset manager . Over four decades he rose from...

Jan 26, 2026

How did Danish public opinion and the press frame the 1902 sale attempt and the 1916–17 referendum differently?

The failed sale attempt was framed largely as a stalled, politically awkward transaction—one that collapsed amid parliamentary deadlock and complaints about haggling over price—whereas the negotiation...

Jan 21, 2026

What were the terms and diplomatic negotiations behind the 1917 sale of the Danish West Indies to the United States?

acquired — , and — under the Convention of 4 August 1916 for a cash payment of $25 million in gold; the treaty was ratified by both governments in late 1916–early 1917 and the U.S. took formal possess...

Jan 6, 2026

How did leaders of the countries named react to Trump's January 2018 remark?

There are no documents among the provided sources that record leaders’ reactions to a specific “January 2018” remark by Donald Trump, so a direct cataloguing of country leaders’ responses to that date...

Dec 5, 2025

Which shipping methods and vessel types are commonly used to move drugs from Venezuela via Caribbean transshipment hubs?

Organized traffickers moving drugs from Venezuela into the Caribbean use a mix of small coastal craft and commercial shipping networks, exploiting major Caribbean transshipment hubs such as Kingston, ...