Global Crises
We are sleepwalking into nuclear catastrophe
As Trump's invasion of Venezuela shows, the premier non-proliferation treaty has eroded and risks becoming irrelevant
January 20, 2026
venezuela
Latin America
In this scenario Trump's oil play could actually help Venezuelans
It would take major systematic changes both commercially and in the government, and it's unclear whether any of that is in the works yet
January 16, 2026
QiOSK
J.D. Vance is tie-breaker killing War Powers vote
Republicans stopped the process before colleagues could even weigh in on further military force in Venezuela
January 14, 2026
Washington Politics
Does MAGA want Trump to ‘make regime change great again’?
The president went from praising ‘the wars we never get into’ to seeing how many the US can get into, and prominent members of his base are eating it up
January 14, 2026
Latin America
Trump’s quest to kick America's ‘Iraq War syndrome’
Experts say the 'easy' Venezuela operation is reminiscent of George H.W. Bush's 1989 invasion of Panama, which in part served to bury the ghosts of Vietnam
January 14, 2026
Latin America
Trump will be sore when Cuba domino refuses to fall
But he shouldn't be surprised. American presidents have been predicting collapse there since 1959.
January 12, 2026
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