South America
Reporting, analysis, vision & strategy bearing on or emanating from South America.
The USA is descending into a state of general lawlessness, at home and abroad. From using domestic special ops paramilitary units (ICE)…
[Editor’s note: “This article was first published before the US attack on Caracas and kidnapping of President Maduro in January 2026.”] The…
When does permissible strategic competition become illegitimate coercion, and when does state power begin to resemble organised crime? What is the Trump…
The Trump administration’s massive military attack on Venezuela, launched with 150 aircraft, reportedly killed upwards of 80 people, including civilians. In utter defiance of…
Just weeks before the American military operation in Venezuela to capture President Nicolás Maduro, the US energy giant Halliburton filed an unusual lawsuit in international court claiming the Venezuelan…
Late Friday night into early Saturday, I watched the news and scrolled through social media as reports of explosions in Caracas began to spread.…
From Ukraine to Venezuela, claims of sovereignty often conceal strategic self-interest, exposing how global norms are wielded selectively to justify power rather…
We’ve been here before when it comes to the Trump administration’s attempts to force a political transition in Venezuela. In 2019 and…
KEY TAKEAWAYS This Time, Merely Exiting the Litter Box Won’t Cut it The year 2026 commenced with a new war: the U.S.’…
On January 3, 2026, at two o’clock in the morning, the United States declared war on Venezuela by bombing several strategic sectors…
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