The Tanker Takeover: How Trump Is Weaponizing the Caribbean
The United States has fully commited to its enforcement of sanctions on Venezuela by seizing a large oil tanker off its coast. President Donald...
U.S. Seizes Venezuelan Oil Tanker: The Return of Isolationism
U.S. Ramps Up Pressure
On December 11, 2025 (local time), the U.S. Navy seized a Venezuelan oil tanker, a development that underscores the growing risk...
Why Washington Now Sees Africa as Crucial to National Security
The release of the 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy marks not simply an update in policy but a fundamental shift in America’s doctrine of...
Trump’s National Security in the Multipolar World
For months, Pentagon officials had been working on a new national security strategy (NSS) proposing the Trump administration prioritize protecting the homeland and Western...
A Gathering Storm: The Escalating U.S.-Venezuela Military Confrontation
For the first time since the termination of the Cold War, a major military crisis is heating up in the Caribbean. Since early September...
The New Pinochet Era? Kast Set for Presidential Victory
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Chile is set to elect far-right candidate José Antonio Kast as its next president, marking the country’s sharpest political shift in decades and...
The Washington Shooting and Trump’s Ever-Ready Immigrant Card
The recent shooting in Washington, D.C.—one that left members of the National Guard dead and wounded—could have been a moment when the entire country...
Why Predicting Trump 2.0 Policy is Getting More Difficult
Studying and forecasting the policy behavior of US President Donald Trump in his second term, “Trump 2.0,” is becoming one of the most significant...
Ukraine Peace Bid Becomes Latest Test of Trump’s Unconventional Foreign Policy
The ongoing confusion in Washington over President Donald Trump's recent peace plan for Ukraine highlights the risks associated with his unique style of diplomacy,...
Why China Is Opposing Flight Suspensions and the Embargo on Venezuela
Venezuelan airspace is currently experiencing electromagnetic interference over the Caribbean Sea, part of US military activity aimed at isolating the Venezuelan government and President...