Opinion – Near-Term Scenarios for US Strategy Towards Venezuela
Venezuela’s future depends Washington’s goals, which remain unclear and enshrouded in the general chaos of the second Trump term.
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Opinion – Recognising Divided Somaliland
Somaliland is not simply the entity that enjoyed de jure recognition of sovereignty. It is a much different and internally contested entity.
Energy Security as Hierarchy: Venezuelan Oil in the US-China-Russia Triangle
Venezuela’s takeover publicly signals that material power is insufficient without normative control over legality.
Opinion – The Missing Factor in Iran’s Unrest is Ethnic Division
Iran’s unrest is real, but it lacks unified leadership, a shared political vision, and an agreed alternative state structure.
Opinion – A Niebuhrian Analysis of the US Operation in Venezuela
Niebuhr insisted that military power must serve moral power and when the latter is absent, what remains is political realism stripped of its Christian ethical core.
Opinion – Will Somaliland Become the Taiwan of the Horn of Africa?
Israeli intelligence intensified its covert contact with Somaliland throughout 2024, culminating in formal diplomatic recognition and a strategic shift in the region.
Opinion – Nepal’s Use of Lethal Force and South Asia’s Enforcement Vacuum
Treaty obligations can exist on paper while enforcement remains absent, particularly where no binding adjudication exists to compel compliance.
Opinion – Nepal’s Use of Lethal Force and South Asia’s Enforcement Vacuum
Treaty obligations can exist on paper while enforcement remains absent, particularly where no binding adjudication exists to compel compliance.
Estonia: Small State Security and the International Order
Estonia has stood between a rules-based international order that serves the interests of small states and one where powerful states prey on the weak.
Energy Security and the Revival of US Hard Power in Latin America
The assault on Venezuela represents a pivotal moment in the contemporary energy geopolitics of the region.