By Nick Cleveland-Stout on Dec 22, 2025 12:05 am As the U.S. threatens to take “oil, land and other assets” from Venezuela, staffers at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a think tank funded in part by defense contractors and oil companies, are eager to help make the public case for regime change and investment. “The U.S. should go big” in Venezuela, write CSIS experts Ryan Berg and Kimberly Breier. Read in browser »
By Jennifer Kavanagh on Dec 22, 2025 12:05 am Eleven months after returning to the White House, the Trump administration believes it has finally found a way to resolve the four-year old war in Ukraine. Its formula is seemingly simple: land for security guarantees. Read in browser »
By James R. Webb on Dec 18, 2025 12:05 am As the Trump Administration continues to kill so-called Venezuelan "narco terrorists" through "non-international armed conflict" (whatever that means), it is clear it is doing so without Congressional authorization and in defiance of international law. Read in browser »
By Stavroula Pabst on Dec 17, 2025 07:23 pm Tonight the House of Representatives failed to pass a resolution to prevent the use of unauthorized military force against Venezuela, amid escalating hostilities against it. Read in browser »
By Karthik Sankaran on Dec 17, 2025 10:31 am In a post yesterday evening, President Trump announced not only a complete blockade of Venezuela but also insisted that the country return “oil, land, and other assets they previously stole from us.” Read in browser »