### Robert Gillette  
Robert Gillette  
@robertgillette  
  
Moscow and later Warsaw correspondent, 1980-87; senior manager RFE/RL 1989-98; BiH, 1998-2003; Kosovo, 2003-2006; OSCE election observer since 2010.

Robert Gillette

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[Robert Gillette](https://substack.com/@robertgillette)  
[Jan 21](https://substack.com/@robertgillette/note/c-202805576 "Jan 21, 2026, 12:13 AM")  
One scenario here is something other than pure Trump madness. (1) Trump launches a military takeover of Greenland, putting a torpedo below NATO’s figurative waterline; (2) Putin announces a ceasefire of uncertain duration timed as an October gift to Trump ahead of the mid-term elections.

Place your bets.

[DEEPER LOOK with Michael Sellers](https://michaeldsellers.substack.com/)  
Canada's Mark Carney: It's Not Transition, It's a Rupture — and Now That the Rules Based Order is Gone -- What Comes Next?

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[Robert Gillette](https://substack.com/@robertgillette)  
[Jan 17](https://substack.com/@robertgillette/note/c-201208114 "Jan 17, 2026, 1:44 PM")  
Trump is such a dummy. He could just take Denmark, which is a whole lot smaller than Greenland, and get Greenland and the Faroe Islands in the bargain.  
Surely the Faroe Islands are also essential to US national security, wherever they are.  
Anyway, most Danes also speak English better than many Americans.

[Paul Krugman](https://paulkrugman.substack.com/)  
The Stupidest Trump Move So Far  
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[Robert Gillette](https://substack.com/@robertgillette)  
[Jan 6](https://substack.com/@robertgillette/note/c-196248333 "Jan 6, 2026, 8:04 PM")  
A fine and plausible analysis of VZ official reaction and the Swiss-cheese character of US official statements on the capture of the Maduros.  
A major hole in the story yet to explained is the official death toll reported by VZ — 55 dead so far, all on their side. Of these, Cuban officials count 32 Cuban military and interior personnel amo…

[DEEPER LOOK with Michael Sellers](https://michaeldsellers.substack.com/)  
Venezuela Government Starts Hunt For Venezuelans Suspected of Supporting US Attack.

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