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    Spotlight | United States
    White House blocks appointment of Arctic ambassador

    Maine Senator Angus King (centre left) and Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski (centre right) at a press conference in Nuuk, Greenland, on 9 February 2026.
    Maine Senator Angus King (centre left) and Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski (centre right) at a press conference in Nuuk, Greenland, on 9 February 2026. © Stoyan Nenov/Reuters

    President Donald Trump refuses to use the diplomatic tools provided by Congress to expand US influence in the Arctic region. Meanwhile, the January crisis sparked by his threats to annex Greenland continues to cast a shadow over transatlantic relations in the region.

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    Saudi Arabia
    MbS-backed defence industry putting up resistance to Aramco's self-defence plans

    Satellite image showing the damage sustained by Aramco's Ras Tanura refinery following an Iranian drone attack on 2 March 2026.
    Satellite image showing the damage sustained by Aramco's Ras Tanura refinery following an Iranian drone attack on 2 March 2026. © Vantor/AFP

    GAMI and SAMI, the bodies set up by Mohammed bin Salman to equip Saudi Arabia's defence forces, are under increasing internal pressure. Weakened by Iranian attacks, the Saudi national oil company Aramco is looking to set up its own anti-drone unit, having already developed in-house programmes in the naval and secure telecoms sectors.

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