Foreign Policy

January 11, 2026

Iran Accuses U.S. and Israel of Stoking Unrest by Supporting Foreign Terrorists

As deadly protests continue over economic woes, Iranian officials blame external forces for fueling violence, while President Trump signals potential intervention. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has accused the U.S. and Israel of actively stoking unrest within the country by supporting “foreign terrorists” embedded among protesters. In a televised interview, Pezeshkian claimed that the violent unrest,… Continue reading

America, China, economics, Energy, Foreign Policy, Geopolitics, israel, politics, Russia, war

donald trump, economic crisis, foreign intervention, Foreign Policy, geopolitical tensions, hyperinflation, internet blackout, iran, Iran protests, israel, Masoud Pezeshkian, middle east, Mossad, national security, political instability, protests, Terrorism, U.S., unrest, violence
January 10, 2026

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

AI and Digital Control, America, Carribean, economics, Foreign Policy, Geopolitics, NATO, politics, Russia, war

dollar system, Geopolitics, international law, multipolarity, political economy, realism, regime pressure, resource control, sanctions, United States foreign policy
January 9, 2026

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

America, Carribean, economics, EUROPE, Foreign Policy, Geopolitics, NATO, politics, Russia, war

Geopolitics, global conflict, history of war, international relations, military spending, political economy, power transitions, security studies, state formation, war studies
January 8, 2026

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

America, Carribean, Foreign Policy, Geopolitics, Latin America, NATO, politics, war

Brazil, BRICS, China, energy security, Geopolitics, Latin America, Lula, multipolarity, political economy, regional security, Russia, sanctions, strategic autonomy, U.S. foreign policy, Venezuela
January 7, 2026

U.S. Seizes Russian-Flagged Oil Tanker Under Illegal Unilateral Sanctions

Action carried out without a UN mandate are consistent with piracy and coercive use of force in international waters American forces have seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic, according to official statements and international reporting. The vessel, now known as the Marinera and previously called Bella 1, had been tracked by U.S.… Continue reading

America, economics, Foreign Policy, Geopolitics, Latin America, Mineral Resources, politics, war

coercive force, extraterritorial enforcement, freedom of navigation, geopolitical tensions, international law, maritime law, naval interception, oil tankers, piracy, Russia–U.S. relations, sanctions enforcement, U.S. sanctions, UN Charter, unilateral sanctions, Venezuela sanctions
January 7, 2026

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

America, Carribean, Energy, Foreign Policy, Geopolitics, Mineral Resources, NATO, politics, war

Bella 1, freedom of navigation, Geopolitics, gunboat diplomacy, international law, Marinera tanker, maritime law, naval interdiction, oil trade, piracy, Russia, sanctions enforcement, shadow fleet, UN Charter, US sanctions, Venezuela
January 7, 2026

Jeffrey Sachs and the Venezuela Question Before the Security Council

Venezuela as a test case for the post-1945 international framework and institutional decay The address delivered by Jeffrey D. Sachs to the United Nations Security Council on 5 January 2026 placed before the council a narrow legal and institutional question rather than a moral judgement on Venezuela’s domestic politics. The matter concerned whether a single… Continue reading

AI and Digital Control, Energy, Foreign Policy, Geopolitics, NATO, politics, war

coercive diplomacy, economic warfare., geopolitical crisis, global governance, international law, Jeffrey Sachs, regime change, sanctions, Sovereignty, UN Charter, UN Security Council, Venezuela
January 6, 2026

Oil or Silver: The Real Stakes Behind Maduro’s Removal

JPMorgan bank, physical silver, and the geopolitical logic of Venezuela intervention points to China The removal of Venezuela’s head of state coincided with acute stress inside the global silver market and with mounting exposure among Western financial institutions heavily reliant on synthetic precious metals trading. The alignment of these events places silver, rather than oil… Continue reading

AI and Digital Control, America, China, economics, Energy, Foreign Policy, Geopolitics, Mineral Resources, NATO, politics, war

banking crisis, BRICS, bullion banks, China resources, commodity leverage, critical minerals, de-dollarisation, financial stability, geopolitical economy, JPMorgan, precious metals, sanctions, silver market, systemic risk, Venezuela
January 5, 2026

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

AI and Digital Control, Carribean, economics, Energy, Foreign Policy, Geopolitics, Latin America, NATO, war

BRICS, China energy security, de-dollarisation, energy geopolitics, financial warfare, global payments, multipolarity, oil markets, petrodollar, political economy, regime change, sanctions, sanctions enforcement, U.S. hegemony, Venezuela
January 4, 2026

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

AI and Digital Control, America, Carribean, economics, Energy, Foreign Policy, Geopolitics, Latin America, Mineral Resources, NATO, politics, war

diplomacy, Geopolitics, international law, Latin America, military conflict, national defense, nicolas maduro, Sovereignty, state of emergency, UN Charter, United States, Venezuela

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