America is Targeting Greenland. And More.
Simon Whistler · May 26, 2025 · 47 min video · Global
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Welcome back to the Situation Room otherwise known as your weekly dose of oh my god the world is I'm Simon Whistler and this week.
We're bouncing between four different continents each of which is screwed in its own special way Starting in North America We'll see how the White House is rhetoric about annexing Greenland is bleeding over into espionage and dangerous real world consequences Then we pivot over to Europe and a Franco German plan to get serious on the fence from there It's a
Jump to North Africa where violence is once again in golfing Libya before we ends We'll take a trip to South America where the regime of Nicholas Maduro is engaging in what appears to be destabilizing gray zone tactics against neighboring Guiana There's always timestamps below if you want to just jump to a specific story But obviously I'd rather if you watch
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Trump’s Greenland obsession sparks global tension, Franco-German defense deepens, Tripoli erupts in chaos, and Venezuela plays dangerous games in Essequibo. Four continents, one very unstable week. Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Megaprojects:https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@astrographics-ve4yq PoliticalFronts: http://www.youtube.com/@homefronts Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ 00:00 Introduction 00:50 America is Targeting Greenland 13:27 Germany and France Create Security Council 26:09 Understanding the Crisis in Tripoli 37:49 Signs of Grey-Zone Warfare in Essequibo Greenland segment Sources: Wall Street Journal bombshell report: https://www.wsj.com/world/greenland-spying-us-intelligence-809c4ef2 Economist: https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/05/19/american-threats-push-greenland-closer-to-denmark Financial Times: https://www.ft.com/content/f8e07161-75bc-4ed3-81e7-3e8a084223ef Politico: https://www.politico.eu/article/greenland-dangles-rare-earths-partnership-eu-motzfeldt-trump/ Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/greenland-wants-more-out-us-defence-agreement-minister-says-2025-05-15 NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/us/politics/trump-greenland-intelligence.html FT, The cold reality of developing Greenland: https://www.ft.com/content/6039c95e-889e-4f35-907a-2f217fafb8ea Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/19/alarm-over-defence-agreement-giving-us-unhindered-access-to-danish-airbases CSIS: https://www.csis.org/analysis/seizing-greenland-worse-bad-deal Jamestown Foundation: https://jamestown.org/program/the-prc-sees-window-of-opportunity-with-europe/ Lin Jian, X: https://x.com/SpoxCHN_LinJian/status/1924724931662905484 Rasmus Jarlov, X: https://x.com/RasmusJarlov/status/1924933503075983691 References (rest of video) https://www.ft.com/content/ff041474-2dd7-4556-ac2e-d01136fee8c2 https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20250507-macron-and-merz-pledge-stronger-franco-german-defense-ties-on-first-diplomatic-visit https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/05/08/macron-merz-vow-closer-defense-ties-in-reboot-of-french-german-couple/ https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/05/07/germany-and-france-to-set-up-joint-defence-and-security-council https://www.lemonde.fr/en/europe/article/2025/05/07/france-and-germany-vow-to-cooperate-more-closely-on-defense_6741017_143.html https://armscontrolcenter.org/fact-sheet-u-s-nuclear-weapons-in-europe/ https://www.dw.com/en/macron-open-to-deploying-french-nuclear-weapons-in-europe/a-72534138 https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/03/19/eus-2030-defense-plan-pushes-for-more-joint-spending-at-home/ https://www.wsj.com/finance/europe-defense-us-military-industrial-complex-61ea9654 https://www.newsweek.com/europe-defense-spending-plan-nato-summit-hague-june-2065649 https://www.reuters.com/breakingviews/why-defence-boss-could-boost-europes-revival-2025-04-22/ https://carnegieendowment.org/posts/2025/04/can-the-eu-overcome-divisions-on-defense?lang=en https://dgap.org/en/research/publications/untangling-transatlantic-knot-germany-france-and-united-states https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/time-european-security-council https://thedefensepost.com/2025/05/18/libyas-tripoli-armed-groups/ https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/libyas-armed-group-catch-22 https://www.swp-berlin.org/10.18449/2023C44/ https://greydynamics.com/an-introduction-to-tripolis-armed-factions/ https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/libyas-pm-says-eliminating-militias-is-ongoing-project-ceasefire-holds-2025-05-17/ https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/least-58-corpses-found-libyan-hospital-ministry-says-2025-05-19/ https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/middle-east/two-ministers-internationally-recognized-libyan-government-resign-2025-05-16/ https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/middle-east/two-ministers-internationally-recognized-libyan-government-resign-2025-05-16/ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/the-killing-of-abdul-ghani-al-kikli-may-be-a-turning-point-for-libya/
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