Pressure Systems edition
Trump Declares Tariffs and Hormuz Territory Ambitions
August 15, 2026
What this edition shows
The Trump administration's aggressive pivot toward executive resource extraction and maritime annexation spans from declaring the Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory to imposing punitive 100 percent tariffs on foreign drones and aircraft parts. Simultaneously, private security contractors are being cleared to launch state-sanctioned offensive cyberattacks abroad, while Trump-linked oil firms move unpermitted drilling rigs into Greenland, fusing nationalist trade protectionism with imperial land grabs.
Reporting and analysis behind this edition 8 sources
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Trump’s Flurry of National Security Policies
The administration made moves on drones, cyberwarfare, and ship building.
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Trump declares 100 percent tariffs on many drones and all aircraft parts
The United States has already banned future foreign drones from entering the United States unless their companies kiss the ring - as well as routers, robots, and Roombas. Now, President Donald Trump is targeting existing drone imports and parts, too. He's going to try to make them cost a lot more. I…
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US President Trump says he will declare Strait of Hormuz US territory
US President Donald Trump said he will “soon” declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory.
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The Trump admin will start letting private firms launch international cyberattacks
The Trump administration is launching a new program that will allow private firms to perform cyberattacks against foreign criminals, as reported earlier by Bloomberg. The private firms would operate "under the control and oversight" of the federal government, giving them permission to surveil and di…
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Trump says he will declare Strait of Hormuz a US ‘territory’ amid Iran war
Control over the strait has been a sticking point in the ongoing ceasefire negotiations between the US and Iran.
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Greenland issues ‘strong warning’ as Trump-linked oil firm prepares to drill
Island’s government says no approval given after Greenland Energy brings kit ashore for exploratory drilling An American oil company connected to Donald Trump is preparing to sink wells in remote Greenland despite not having received permission from the local authorities. As the US president renews…
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Trump Has His Own Communist Manifesto
Seldom before has the U.S. government intervened so actively in the economy.
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Could Trump actually run for a third term as president?
Donald Trump says the law stopping him from seeking a third presidential term is ‘very strong’.