What's Really Driving Trump's Moves in Venezuela and Greenland

[erronis]

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/01/07/venezuela-royalism-donald-trump-00713276
Michael Schaffer

A new political theory suggests that what motivates this president is something far older than great power rivalry.

any Americans seeking to understand what drives President Donald Trump have looked back to the history of the 19th century, to when the world was carved up into spheres of influence dominated by a handful of "great powers." But an influential new paper argues that we should cast our eyes further back, beyond the swaggering statesmen of the imperialist era to the age of absolute monarchs if we really want to understand the world Trump is shaping.

Wellesley College's Stacie Goddard and Georgetown University's Abraham Newman call this emerging order "neo-royalism," and describe it as a global system dominated by rivalries between a small group of leaders and allied "hyper-elites," all looking to gain wealth or status.

In a conversation just days after the Trump administration's assertion of control over Venezuela and amidst the White House's saber-rattling over Greenland, Goddard and Newman said the president's focus on Venezuela and Greenland highlights a growing divergence between the 19th century definition of America's national interest that many Trump critics accuse him of bringing back, and the reality of how the president is acting globally. It's a divergence that their theory helps explain.

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[Scrivener7]

1. Maybe. But maybe just Epstein. I tend to think Epstein.

[doc03]

2. That's what Putin is giving Trump in exchange for Ukraine. nt

[LPBBEAR]

3. Trying to ascribe

any sort of logic or historical significance to Trump's move on Greenland or Venezuela is ridiculous. There are only two motivating factors in his actions. The obvious one is greed or whats in it for him Second is understanding his twisted mental state. To put it simply any halfwit idiotic idea that he pulls out of his ass becomes gospel. That is because his damaged ego won't allow him to EVER admit he has done or said anything wrong or idiotic. No matter how ludicrous the idea was. To admit he was wrong is to him to admit he is less of the man he believes himself to be. He cannot face the fact that he is a piece of shit useless fuckup of a human being. Thus the endless stream of bullshit and outrageous ideas.
The man is completely deranged and insane and is surrounded by equally deranged and insane sycophants.

[Ibapah]

4. Project 2025

I believe this is the fantasy outlined in 2025. Seizing control of the Western Hemisphere. If this is the goal, future elections could not take place, as any other administration would reverse this insane pursuit.