How Venezuelan Oil, Hugo Chávez, And Geopolitics Led To Maduro’s Capture

The US capture of Venezuelan leader Maduro was a result of goals related to oil reserves, geopolitics, Chinese presence, and ...
Epthinktank

The US military intervention in Venezuela and the regional and geopolitical context

Following a strategy of maximum pressure since January 2025, the United States intervened militarily in January 2026, captured Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and arraigned them in New York ...
The Diplomat

Japan’s Southwest Islands in Focus at Latest Japan-US Defense Minister Meeting

Japanese Defense Minister Koizumi Shinjiro and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth met in Washington on January 15 to ...
Opinion
Council on Foreign RelationsOpinion

The Danger of Renewed U.S. Interest in the GERD

But the U.S. is not perceived as an honest broker when it comes to the GERD. It’s not surprising that Sisi welcomed the White House’s engagement, since during Trump’s first term, the U.S. proposed an ...
Council on Foreign Relations

U.S. Relations With Iran

Onetime allies, the United States and Iran have seen tensions escalate repeatedly in the four decades since the Islamic ...