December 17, 2025

The Venezuela Blockade

Roxanna Vigil, Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow, talks about President Donald Trump's order to blockade sanctioned oil tankers in Venezuela, and the ramifications it could have on the country's economy, and discusses Trump's claims that Venezuela 'illegally took our oil.' She speaks with Joe Mathieu and CNAS adjunct senior fellow Becca Wasser on 'Balance of Power.'

Watch the full interview on Bloomberg.

Reports

Defense
Eyes in the Sky
Executive Summary In the Department of Defense’s priority scenarios—a “defense by denial” of China and homeland defense—dedicated airborne sensing and battle management aircra...

By Philip Sheers
- March 3, 2026
Video

Defense
How Congress Is Reacting to the Iran Conflict
The US and Israel attacked Iran over the weekend, and Congress is scrambling to catch up. In this episode, Breaking Defense’s Aaron Mehta is joined by Stacie Pettyjohn of the ...

By Stacie Pettyjohn
- March 3, 2026
Video

Defense / Middle East Security
Iran Retaliates Following U.S.-Israel Strikes
Bloomberg Economics Defense Lead and CNAS adjunct senior fellow Becca Wasser discusses Iran's retaliation to US-Israeli strikes over the weekend, and what potential moves lie ...

By Becca Wasser
- March 3, 2026
Reports

Defense
Hellscape for Taiwan
Executive Summary The question of how Taiwan can effectively deter and, if necessary, defeat a Chinese invasion has become increasingly urgent. For the past two decades, Taiwa...

By Stacie Pettyjohn & Molly Campbell
- February 26, 2026