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Heavy Oil and Venezuela’s Shifting Role
Venezuela’s place in global energy history is far more substantial than today’s production figures suggest. During the Second World War, the country was nothing...
Do not Forget that the War in Ukraine is under Overlapping Nuclear Umbrellas
Russian President Vladimir Putin confidently declared in late 2025 that Russia was winning its war in Ukraine and Moscow’s aims were entirely limited to...
Rescuing the American Republic: Time to Look “Backwards” and “Forwards”
“Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.” -Soren Kierkegaard
Roman god Janus is depicted looking in two directions at once....
Venezuela to the US, Taiwan to China?
The US invasion of Venezuela and the arrest of President Maduro and his wife was as dramatic as last year's dispatch of B-2 bombers...
Greenland on Bass Rock: Why Europe Must Abandon the Illusion of Arctic Togetherness
When Adam Nicolson, in his book The Seabirds Cry, described Bass Rock—the world’s largest gannet colony—he stripped nature of its comforting metaphors.
What appears, from...
Europe Seeks Alternatives to Tomahawks for its Deep Strike Capabilities
Gijs Tuinman, the Netherlands' State Secretary of Defence, recently challenged industry leaders to propose a domestic deep precision strike (DPS) cruise missile with a...
Financial Brief: A Weekly Roundup on the Geopolitics of Money | Jan 06
EXECUTIVE TAKEAWAYS
Asian equities soared to new highs, momentarily brushing aside the geopolitical shock of Venezuela's presidential capture. The real action, however, was in the...
Venezuela’s Rich Oil and Mining Sectors: Stranded by Failing Infrastructure
Venezuela has the largest estimated oil reserves in the world, holding about 17% of global reserves, or 303 billion barrels. Despite this, its crude...
Venezuela: Law, Power and the Price of Selective Justice
The capture of President Nicolás Maduro in January 2026 crystallised a set of dilemmas that reach far beyond Venezuela’s borders. Framed by Washington as...
Why Venezuela’s Oil Wealth Won’t Flow Quickly
Venezuela may struggle to increase its crude oil production for years, despite potential investments from U. S. oil companies promised by President Donald Trump...