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Russia’s economy could be in for a shock as a fall in oil and gas prices could seriously hinder their ability to fund their ongoing invasion of Ukraine. So in this video, we’ll examine these economic headwinds and just how bad things could get for Putin.

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Europe-Russia energy dependence
 https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201743/russian-gas-dependence-in-europe-by-country/ 
https://www.euractiv.com/section/eet/news/the-messy-affair-of-divorcing-russian-gas-and-bridging-eus-energy-price-gap/ 
 https://www.bruegel.org/dataset/european-natural-gas-imports 

Russia energy export revenues
 https://www.oxfordenergy.org/wpcms/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Follow-the-Money-Russian-Oil.pdf 

Russian-Azeri oil
https://www.globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/fossil-gas/eu-importing-more-russian-origin-fuel-azeri-refinery/ 

European imports of Russian LNG
 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/09/european-imports-of-liquefied-natural-gas-from-russia-at-record-levels 
https://www.ft.com/content/ef4230c1-befa-4053-97b2-397c69c20002 

India and China Russian oil imports
https://energyandcleanair.org/november-2024-monthly-analysis-of-russian-fossil-fuel-exports-and-sanctions/  https://www.forbes.com/sites/gauravsharma/2024/08/18/what-sanctions-85-of-russias-oil-finds-buyers-in-china-and-india/ 

Russian energy revenues set to decrease
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-23/russia-sees-oil-and-gas-revenue-shrinking-for-next-three-years?embedded-checkout=true 
https://www.vsemirnyjbank.org/ru/news/press-release/2024/10/29/commodity-markets-outlook-october-2024-press-release 

Global oil prices https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/13/oil-could-plunge-to-40-in-2025-if-opec-unwinds-voluntary-production-cuts-analysts-say.html 
https://theins.ru/en/economics/277728 

China-Russia gas pipeline dispute
 https://www.ft.com/content/f37f4b84-0d2c-4e7b-882c-3fb26822bb9c

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Norway’s politics have long been dominated by two parties. But, polls suggest that a new party is on the rise, so, in this video we’re taking a look at why support for the two parties is failing, and whether this is likely to continue.

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Opinion polls
https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/norway/

Norwegian political system
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Norway
https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/the-two-bloc-system-scandinavias-best-kept-secret/

Norway’s political shift
https://www.newsinenglish.no/2024/11/12/conservative-wave-rolls-over-norway/
https://www.newsinenglish.no/2024/12/16/store-in-a-storm-during-starmers-visit/
https://youtu.be/cA6tC68Redk?si=bnI7gMKoD5Z3Ba6L
https://youtu.be/Mq0ZAi4jfZ8?si=PWEqWm094wcBfYkd

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00:47 – Norway’s Political System Explained
02:22 – Why the Main Political Parties are Declining
05:54 – Will It Continue?
07:09 – Sponsored Content

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An imminent Trump Presidency spells potential tension with America’s Transatlantic allies in Europe as he sets up for what looks like an antagonistic second term. So in this video, we explore these stresses and whether Europe and the US could grow apart.

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1 – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_treaties_unsigned_or_unratified_by_the_United_States
2 – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crmngpvv08lo
3 – https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/06/emmanuel-macron-joins-growing-criticism-elon-musk-europe
4 – https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-elon-musk-european-meddling/
5 – https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/24/briefing/biden-taiwan-china-strategic-ambiguity.html
6 – https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-china-america-pressure-interview/
7 – https://twitter.com/ianbremmer/status/1730900883054149706/photo/1
8 – https://www.cato.org/blog/inflation-reduction-act-after-two-years-spending-estimates-reach-new-heights-green-new-deal

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In his New Year’s address, the Prime Minister of Greenland called for independence from Denmark. This comes at a time when Donald Trump is, once again, bringing Greenland into the spotlight. In this video, we’re taking a look at why Greenland wants independence, what would the challenges be and how it could happen.

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1 – https://www.britannica.com/place/Greenland/History
2 – https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/greenland/
3 – https://denmark.dk/people-and-culture/greenland
4 – https://visitgreenland.com/articles/what-really-happened-to-greenlands-vikings/
5 – https://visitgreenland.com/articles/greenlands-modern-path-to-independence/
6 – https://www.cfr.org/in-brief/what-would-greenlands-independence-mean-arctic
7 – https://english.stm.dk/the-prime-ministers-office/the-unity-of-the-realm/greenland/
8 – https://english.stm.dk/media/10522/gl-selvstyrelov-uk.pdf
9 – https://www.gisreportsonline.com/r/greenland-independence/
10 – https://www.nationalbanken.dk/media/jv4i3stl/analysis-no13-the-greenlandic-economy-final.pdf
11 – https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/denmark-other-areas-kingdom-denmark
12 – https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidnikel/2024/12/03/greenland-travel-set-for-boost-as-new-nuuk-airport-opens/
13 – https://www.politico.eu/article/greenland-prime-minister-mute-egede-independence-denmark-colonialism-donald-trump-arctic/
14 – https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/greenland-is-not-sale-its-leader-says-response-trump-2024-12-23/

00:00 – Introduction
00:44 – Background
01:32 – Greenland’s Path to Autonomy
02:10 – Support for Independence
03:35 – Why Hasn’t It Happened?
04:49 – Renewed Push for Independence
06:03 – Trump’s Interest
07:13 – Sponsored Content

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