Diplomacy & International Relations

Venezuelan oil was the enabler, not the prize (Landon Derentz – Atlantic Council)

Venezuelan oil supply is unlikely to meaningfully move global energy markets in the near term. Oil may help pay the costs of US intervention...

Iran Protests, January 4, 2026 (Institute for the Study of War)

CTP-ISW recorded 81 protests across 23 provinces in Iran on January 4. CTP-ISW will provide full analysis about the protests in its Iran Update...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 4, 2026 (Institute for the Study of War)

Russian officials continue to respond to the US military operation in Venezuela, but the response from senior Kremlin decisionmakers remains relatively muted. Ukrainian President Volodymyr...

Yemen aid response buckling under funding cuts as needs keep rising (UN News)

Yemen’s already fragile humanitarian response is being pushed to breaking point by deep funding shortfalls, the UN warned in an update Sunday highlighting mounting...

Pazzo ma non scemo: l’interventismo selettivo di Donald Trump

(Girolamo Boffa) A Napoli si dice: “Chill è scem, ma nun è pazz”. Nel caso di Donald Trump, però, la formula va capovolta. Trump appare spesso come...

Venezuela, la Spagna alza la voce e avverte: il Paese rischia un nuovo caos

(Maria Eva Pedrerol) La Spagna in solitario alza la voce contro l’azione militare Usa in Venezuela ma offre la sua mediazione. Il primo ministro Pedro...

La geometria del nuovo risiko mondiale

(Marzia Giglioli) L'operazione Venezuela (come abbiamo scritto su queste pagine) significa molto di più della liberazione del Paese da un narcotrafficante, come ha siglato Trump...

The Clash of Corridors in the South Caucasus (Emirates Policy Center)

The US-backed Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) initiative seeks to expand East-West connectivity through Armenia, Nakhchivan and Azerbaijan, bolstering Turkiye’s and...

Maduro Captured: What Comes Next for Venezuela? (Ryan C. Berg – CSIS)

Overnight and into the morning of January 3, an extraordinary military operation captured Venezuela’s dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores and flew...

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