Trump is attempting to synthesize the dying Oil Revolution with the ascendant Mineral Revolution.
The Expansion of the Donroe Doctrine
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Venezuela
The “Legality” of Shooting Ships Out of the Water
Why the Trump administration doesn’t just break the law but uses legality in a distinctly lawless fashion.
Venezuela After Maduro: The Temporary Protection Trap
Millions of Venezuelans fled the country over the last two decades. Do they want to return, or are they being forced to return?
What Do Minnesota and Venezuela Have in Common?
The governing logic of the Trump administration increasingly treats both Democratic-controlled U.S. states and neighboring countries as spaces requiring imperial pacification rather than democratic self-rule.
Venezuela and the Revival of Regime Change
Trump’s doubling down on imperialism in Latin America is a formula for decline.
Why Cuba Is Back on Washington’s Regime-Change Agenda
The Trump administration is plotting its next move after Venezuela.
Why the Capture of Maduro Should Make Washington Worry About the Dollar
The dollar’s future will be shaped in part by whether American leadership is exercised with restraint, confidence, and a sense of shared responsibility.
Snatch Operations and the Erosion of Order
A world already short on trust cannot afford sovereignty to become a privilege rather than a rule.
Venezuela and the Trump Administration’s “Hemisphere First” Agenda
Oil is part of the reason Trump invaded Venezuela. But the bigger reason is classic imperial power politics.
The Power Play President
For Trump, peace negotiations and military operations are simply different means to the same end: total control.