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Trump Promises Oil Executives ‘Total Safety’ If They Invest in Venezuela
United States President Donald Trump has called on oil executives to rush back into Venezuela as the White House looks to quickly secure $100bn in investments to revive the co...
By Rachel Ziemba
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U.S. Force’s Presence in Caribbean Has Limits, Despite Trump Vow
President Donald Trump vowed to keep US forces in the Caribbean for the foreseeable future. Yet given the sheer size of the military buildup in Latin America, he can’t maintai...
By Becca Wasser
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The U.S. Weapons That Stole Maduro’s Power
It is often said that a successful military operation resembles a symphony, where land, sea and air forces hit their notes at precisely the right moment....
By Philip Sheers
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National Security Human Capital Program
The Military Is Running Out of Teenagers to Recruit — And Old-School Methods to Reach Them Are FailingMilitary recruiting is on the upswing, but many recruiters say it's never been harder to get young people interested in service....
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Trump’s Military Flex Gives Russia and China Black Eyes
The seizure of two tankers, including a Russia-flagged vessel, suspected of evading U.S. sanctions marks yet another dramatic escalation of President Donald Trump's enforcemen...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Defense / Transatlantic Security
How Europe Is Trying to Rebuild Its Armed Forces for a Long WarEuropean nations no longer assured of US military protection are setting aside hundreds of billions of euros for new weapons, ammunition and advanced defense technology. Findi...
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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Venezuela’s Economy Plunged Into Uncertainty After Maduro Abduction
As the fallout from the United States’ abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro continues to unfold, an immediate question is how his ouster will impact Venezuela’s ec...
By Rachel Ziemba
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U.S. Refining Shift to Venezuelan Oil Won’t Happen Overnight
President Donald Trump is promising to unleash Venezuelan oil production, but it’s not clear when or if a surge of new supplies could reach U.S. refineries....
By Rachel Ziemba
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TikTok Still a U.S. Security Risk, Defamation Suits & Free Speech and Other Commentary
“Almost everybody in the U.S. government agrees that TikTok represents a serious national security risk” . . . except President Trump, gripes National Review’s Jim Geraghty. T...
By Liza Tobin
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Cubans ‘Scared and Nervous’ After Us Attack on Venezuela Destroys Morale
Cubans are on high alert and the streets are under heavy guard, bracing for what comes next as officials mourned the 32 members of its security services killed in the US opera...
By Becca Wasser
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Trump Administration Renews Push for Greenland Emboldened by Maduro Capture
President Donald Trump and his administration, more confident after last weekend’s capture of former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, are ratcheting up their thr...
By Richard Fontaine
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Technology & National Security
‘Overwatch’ from Space, Cyber Ops Foundational to Maduro MissionJust as it is for all Joint Force missions, space support was essential to the success of the US military’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, according to US Spa...
By Anthony Vinci
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After U.S. Raid on Venezuela, Analysts Weigh Lessons About Russian Air Defenses
Ostensibly speaking about the U.S. industrial base, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth took a short detour on Monday to take a victory lap regarding the surprise US military op...
By Carlton Haelig
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‘This Was Surgical’: The Tactics Behind the Maduro Mission
By Carlton Haelig
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
China Slaps Export Controls on Japan Military for Taiwan RemarksChina imposed controls on exports to Japan with any military use, intensifying a dispute between Asia’s top economies over remarks Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made ...
By Becca Wasser
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After Venezuela, Trump Offers Hints About What Could Be Next
Barely 48 hours after toppling the leader of Venezuela and asserting U.S. rights to the country’s oil, President Trump threatened Colombia with a similar fate, declared that C...
By Richard Fontaine
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Rubio Takes on His Most Daunting Role Yet
President Donald Trump ordered the military operation in Venezuela to capture Nicolás Maduro. But in the aftermath, Marco Rubio is in the spotlight....
By Richard Fontaine
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Will Venezuela Strike Lower Gas Prices for Americans?
As policy experts continue to debate the ethical and legal ramifications of the weekend raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Americans may be worried about...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Oil Gives the U.S. Major Leverage over Venezuela. How Will the Trump Administration Use It?
Venezuela’s state-run oil company is reducing production as a U.S. military blockade severely strains the country’s fuel storage capacity, underscoring the Trump administratio...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Trump Is Tying His Legacy to Whatever Happens in Venezuela
Possibly, just possibly, Donald Trump just scored a foreign-policy success that could define his legacy. By striking Venezuela and whisking away Nicolás Maduro (along with Mad...
By Richard Fontaine