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Why the US-Ukraine minerals deal is a win-win
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Why the US-Ukraine minerals deal is a win-win

What is the importance of the so-called minerals deals, which have now been concluded between Ukraine and the United States? What is the importance of the visit by the Danish King Frederik to Greenland? Carl Bildt, former prime minister of Sweden and co-chair of the European Council on Foreign Relations, shares his perspective on European politics from Stockholm, Sweden.

​A photovoltaic power station at the industrial site of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Kyiv region, Ukraine, on April 12, 2025.
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The US-Ukraine minerals deal is finally done

Two months after their infamous White House fight, the US and Ukraine announced on Wednesday that they had finally struck a long-awaited minerals deal.

​Members of the M23 rebel group stand guard at the opening ceremony of Caisse Generale d'epargne du Congo (CADECO) which will serve as the bank for the city of Goma where all banks have closed since the city was taken by the M23 rebels, in Goma, North Kivu province in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo, April 7, 2025.
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Does the Congo truce portend peace? Or a potential civil war?

The Democratic Republic of the Congo and an alliance of militias led by the notorious M23 rebels announced a ceasefire on Thursday after talks in Qatar and, after three years of violence, said they would work toward a permanent truce.

​Afghan Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, pictured here at the anniversary event of the departure of the Soviet Union from Afghanistan, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on April 28, 2022.
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US-Taliban relations thaw amid race for Afghanistan’s mineral riches

The Trump administration has dropped multimillion-dollar bounties on senior Afghan officials from the Haqqani network, a militant faction that carried out some of the deadliest attacks on American troops but has now positioned itself as a moderate wing within the Taliban government. But why?

Can Europe broker a Ukraine ceasefire?
Quick Take

Can Europe broker a Ukraine ceasefire?

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: For the first time, Europe is leading the charge on a Ukraine ceasefire, with the US stepping back after the Trump-Zelensky fallout. Can they succeed? Ian Bremmer explains in Quick Take.

What Trump-Zelensky fallout means for Ukraine war
Quick Take

What Trump-Zelensky fallout means for Ukraine war

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: Zelensky’s White House meeting with Trump was a disaster—for Ukraine and for NATO. With America's support collapsing, Europe faces a choice: step up or step back. Ian Bremmer unpacks the fallout in this Quick Take.

Why the US-Ukraine minerals deal changed
Quick Take

Why the US-Ukraine minerals deal changed

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: Ukraine President Zelensky once called Trump’s critical minerals deal “colonial.” Now, he's close to signing it. What’s behind the shift—and who really wins here? Ian Bremmer examines in this Quick Take.

​FILE PHOTO: Members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) stand guard against the M23 rebel group in Lubero, North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo October 27, 2024.
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Rwanda-backed rebels seize towns in Congo

The rebel March 23 Movement, aka M23, reportedly supported by Rwanda, captured the strategic town of Masisi in the Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province from the army and pro-government militias on Saturday.

--FILE--Chinese workers check tungsten ore at a factory
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Why is the Pentagon funding a Canadian tungsten mine?

Most Americans are likely unaware that the Department of Defense has morphed into a major mining investor but it is becoming a significant backer of Canada’s critical minerals sector.

​Jeong Bo-mi, 37, and her baby in Seoul, South Korea, April 7, 2016.
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