U.S. House Blocks GOP Effort to Shield Trump Tariffs from Challenge
The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly rejected a Republican-backed attempt to block legislative challenges to President Donald Trump’s tariffs, in a 217–214 vote that...
Opposition Figure Seized Again Hours After Release in Caracas
Juan Pablo Guanipa is a senior Venezuelan opposition politician and a close ally of opposition leader María Corina Machado. He was arrested in May...
Why Venezuela’s Socialist Party is losing control
In Venezuela's main oil city, Maracaibo, members of the ruling socialist party have been checking local support after President Nicolas Maduro was captured by...
United States soft power is collapsing and the world needs to adjust
The American leadership, since the Post-World War II era, was based on a unique blend of military superiority, financial dominance, and the power to...
China and Latin America: not a choice of sides, but a choice of options
Latin America is often described as a region “caught” between major powers; the language itself reveals a hidden assumption: that Latin American states have...
Beyond the Crisis: The Enduring Disputes Between the U.S. and Iran
The United States and Iran are set to hold important talks in Oman, as tensions in the region rise with President Donald Trump's threat...
America’s Thucydidean Moment
Thucydides, had he lived today, would scarcely have been surprised by the arrogance of great powers or by the geopolitical disorder that now defines...
Market Sovereignty and Executive Power: The Venezuela Case
Trump's Venezuela operation succeeded militarily but failed economically. United States forces executed Operation Absolute Resolve on January 3, capturing President Nicolás Maduro in a...
You Can’t Buy Peace: Trump’s Economic Fantasy Across Three Wars
President Donald Trump's son-in-law stood before global elites in Davos last week and unveiled renderings of a "New Gaza"—glittering skyscrapers along the Mediterranean, data...
Laura Fernandez Set to Lead Costa Rica With Populist, Hard-Line Agenda
Laura Fernandez will become Costa Rica’s next president, inheriting and extending the populist political project launched by outgoing President Rodrigo Chaves. A former political...