Tag: Venezuela

Drug War or Regime Change? Trump’s Venezuela and Western Hemisphere Policy (Crisis Group)

In this episode of Hold Your Fire!, Richard speaks with Crisis Group’s Venezuela and Andes expert Phil Gunson and Latin America & Caribbean director...

Trump Has Sufficient Firepower to Launch Immediate Strikes on Venezuela (Mark F. Cancian and Chris H. Park – Center for Strategic & International Studies)

U.S. air strikes against military targets inside Venezuela reportedly “could come at any moment,” as the president pursues both a war on drug cartels...

Beware the Slide Toward Regime Change in Venezuela (Crisis Group)

The Trump administration is dispatching military assets to the Caribbean and sinking boats it claims ferry drugs. While it appears the deployment is part...

Much Ado About Maduro (Much Ado About Maduro, Will Freeman – Council on Foreign Relations)

For President Donald Trump, Venezuela has become ground zero for his 21st-century corollary of the Monroe Doctrine—an experiment in power projection ostensibly motivated by...

UN urges restraint as US strikes in southern Caribbean escalate tensions with Venezuela (UN News)

The UN on Friday warned of mounting risks to regional peace after a series of US military strikes on boats it accused of drug...

Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado’s values represent best hopes of Venezuelans: UN rights office (UN News)

The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday welcomed the Nobel Peace Prize committee’s decision to name opposition leader Maria Machado as this year’s...

Escalation Against the Maduro Regime in Venezuela: Puerto Rico’s Emerging Role in U.S. Power Projection (Henry Ziemer and Ryan C. Berg – Center for...

The United States is overseeing a seismic reordering of defense priorities and assets to the Western Hemisphere. At the time of this writing, four...

Armed Conflict? Trump’s Venezuela Boat Strikes Test U.S. Law (Matthew C. Waxman – Council on Foreign Relations)

The U.S. military has struck at least four vessels that originated from Venezuela since the start of September, killing more than twenty people. President...

Trump’s War on Drug Cartels: Interdiction in the Caribbean or Invasion of Venezuela? (Mark F. Cancian and Chris H. Park – CSIS)

President Trump’s notification to Congress determining an “armed conflict” with drug cartels marks the latest escalation in ongoing U.S. operations in the Caribbean against...

Geostrategic magazine (5 September 2025)

From global think tanks The analyses published here do not necessarily reflect the strategic thinking of The Global Eye. Today’s about: China-Hungary; CRINK; Europe-Ukraine; Georgia-Azerbaijan-Armenia; Global...

Legal Issues Raised by a Lethal U.S. Military Attack in the Caribbean (Brian Finucane – Just Security)

On Sept. 2nd, the Trump administration announced what it described as a “lethal strike” against an alleged drug smuggling vessel in the Caribbean. In...

U.S. “Anti-Drugs” Strike Stirs Fears of Venezuela Intervention (Crisis Group)

A U.S. attack in the Caribbean hit a vessel allegedly carrying drugs the Trump administration said were linked to a “narco-terrorist organisation” headed by...

Geostrategic magazine (30 August 2025)

Complex research (by Marco Emanuele): Ordine in progress / Order in progress | The Global Eye Evoluzione, involuzione, progresso / Evolution, involution, progress | The Global...

Geostrategic magazine (8 August 2025)

Complex research (by Marco Emanuele): Distinzioni fondamentali / Fundamental distinctions | The Global Eye L’assoluto della sicurezza lineare / Absolute linear security | The Global Eye Disumanità...

A Curse of Gold: Mining and Violence in Venezuela’s South (Crisis Group)

Illegal gold mining is doing growing damage to southern Venezuela, its delicate ecosystem and its people. Curbing this harm is up to the government...

Geostrategic magazine (29 July 2025)

From global think tanks The analyses published here do not necessarily reflect the strategic thinking of The Global Eye. Today’s about: Europe-China; Europe-Russia; Gaza; Thailand-Cambodia; US;...