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US hints at cyber role in Venezuela power outage during Caracas operation (Ann-Marie Corvin – Cybernews)

Trump suggested US cyber or technical capabilities disrupted Caracas power and communications. US military officials hinted at coordinated cyber, space, and military “layered effects"....

Cosa pensano gli americani di Trump? Nei sondaggi la chiave di lettura delle sue mosse

(Marzia Giglioli) Il 2026 inizia con un altro 'uragano Trump', con un'azione (quella del raid in Venezuela) che getta già i semi di come il...

Trump’s New Project: Make Venezuela Great Again (Harsh V. Pant – Observer Research Foundation)

The Trump administration has made a remarkable bet early in the new year by capturing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife in a...

COP30: Mixed Outcomes and BRICS-Led Climate Momentum (Sandra Thachirickal Prathap – Observer Research Foundation)

The 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) in Belém unfolded amidst shifting geopolitical currents. With Western climate leadership fragmented, Europe recalibrating its ambitions, and...

The US capture of President Nicolás Maduro – and attacks on Venezuela – have no justification in international law (Marc Weller – Chatham House)

The capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife by US forces operating in Venezuela, and his forced transfer to the US for...

US to ‘run’ Venezuela after Maduro captured, says Trump: Early analysis from Chatham House experts (Christopher Sabatini, Bronwen Maddox – Chatham House)

Experts give their initial reaction to President Trump’s strike on Venezuela and the capture of President Nicolás Maduro. What are the implications for the...

From Cocaine to Criminal Empires: The Diversification of Latin America’s Illicit Markets (IISS)

Latin America’s criminal landscape is transforming as criminal organisations diversify beyond drug trafficking into extortion, human trafficking, smuggling and illegal mining. Enabled by corruption...

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...

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