Gordon F. Sander

Good-Bye Atlanticism, Hello Darkness

“It is as though Greenland is something Trump needs to get, in the same way he might want to acquire a property adjacent to Trump Tower.”

Not for Sale

President Trump’s threats to seize Greenland have caused consternation and fear among Danes and Greenlanders alike.

Ready for War in Sweden

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has so alarmed the Swedes that they have turned their backs on two centuries of neutrality and joined NATO, causing a profound shift in the country’s identity.

Finland’s Turn to the West

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has abruptly ended the Finns’ reservations about joining NATO.

Latvia & World War II

Memory Wars in Latvia

In Riga, the invasion of Ukraine has revived controversies over Soviet-era monuments and anxieties about Russian expansionism.