Carribean
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Power Without Restraint in Defence of Dollar Primacy
Resource control, dollar primacy, and the costs of discarding realism The recent pattern of United States behaviour towards Venezuela, Cuba, Colombia, Iran, and even Greenland reflects a continuity in coercive statecraft rooted in resource control, financial dominance, and regime pressure rather than isolated rhetorical excess. The kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, described in United… Continue reading
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The Myth of the Peaceful Era: Conflict as a Permanent Feature of Global Order
Conflict persistence from empire to unipolarity in a long view of organised violence The modern international system shows persistent armed conflict across centuries, with no decade entirely free from warfare across regions. Historical datasets covering roughly three thousand five hundred years record only about two hundred sixty eight years without major wars. These figures align… Continue reading
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Brazil’s Venezuela Veto: A Strategic Miscalculation in face of the U.S. Security Pivot
How blocking Venezuela reshaped BRICS cohesion and weakened Brazil’s strategic position amid renewed U.S. regional dominance The decision by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to veto Venezuela’s accession to BRICS occurred during a period when United States strategic doctrine had already shifted back toward hemispheric control. Senior figures within United States defence planning circles had… Continue reading
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US Gangsterism at Sea: The Pursuit of Marinera and the Return of Gunboat Enforcement
The legal and strategic consequences of American piracy, coercive power beyond the UN Charter, and the erosion of international maritime law The pursuit of the oil tanker formerly known as Bella 1 illustrates a form of maritime coercion that sits outside any recognised mandate under international law. The episode concerns a sanctioned commercial vessel carrying… Continue reading
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Maduro Removal In Defence of the Petrodollar System and Energy Dominance
How energy control sustains petrodollar power against multipolar challengers, China, Russia, BRICS expansion, and alternative payment systems The removal of Venezuela’s head of state formed part of a broader contest over the architecture of global payments, energy settlement, and monetary hierarchy. The operation did not arise from humanitarian urgency, democratic reform, or governance failure. Strategic… Continue reading
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Venezuela Denounces Alleged U.S. Military Aggression and Declares State of Foreign Commotion
Official statement from Venezuela on the attacks by the United States on Venezuelan territory. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela rejects, denounces, and condemns before the international community the extremely serious military aggression perpetrated by the current Government of the United States of America against Venezuelan territory and population in the civilian and military localities of… Continue reading
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America’s New Map – Europe as Collateral
How the 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy reframes Europe as expendable in pursuit of global dominance The new United States National Security Strategy reads less like a plan for alliance management and more like a post-mortem delivered in careful bureaucratic language. The document marks a clear break from the post-Cold War assumption that Europe remains… Continue reading
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The Push Against Caracas Enters Its Hard Phase
Airspace shutdown, military escalation, regional power plays and Israeli footholds tighten the ring around Venezuela United States declaration of a complete closure of Venezuelan airspace marked the beginning of a sustained campaign of pressure and intimidation rather than a discrete law-enforcement operation. In late November 2025, the U.S. president ordered airspace above and around Venezuela… Continue reading
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Venezuela Mobilises for Asymmetric War
Venezuelan military deploys elite Black Wasp units and Russian Wagner trainers for nationwide asymmetric war preparations Venezuela’s armed forces have entered a new phase of mobilisation under Plan Independencia 200, a program designed for asymmetric and prolonged warfare. Defence Minister General Vladimir Padrino López announced the deployment of the Black Wasp commandos and the integration… Continue reading
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Britain Halts Intelligence Sharing with U.S. over Caribbean Killings
London suspends cooperation after reports that American forces targeted unarmed civilian boats in anti-narcotics operations. The United Kingdom has suspended all intelligence sharing with the Trump administration in the Caribbean. British defense officials say they will not assist in operations that involve the killing of civilians or unarmed crews at sea. The suspension marks a… Continue reading
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