The U.S. designation of Venezuela’s ‘Cartel de los Soles’ as a terrorist group marks more than words—it signals a readiness to prosecute the Venezuelan state and escalate legal, political, and diplomatic pressure. Explore the tangled consequences, personalities, and power plays shaping this historic move.
Peter Zeihan’s insights explode cozy assumptions: globalization is cracking, China’s facing a population cliff, AI hype has big limitations, and America’s position is both weirdly strong and weirderly vulnerable. Here’s your essential map to the coming global unruliness.
How Trump’s economic protectionism and trade war unintentionally strengthened China’s position as a global economic leader. Explore the unintended global consequences and shifting alliances in the new era of U.S.-China rivalry.
Decoding the Trump-Putin Audio: Private Roars, Public Fallout, and America’s Foreign Policy Theater.
Trump’s leaked private remarks about bombing Moscow and Beijing reveal chaotic U.S. foreign policy, internal dysfunction, and the dangers of unpredictability.
BRICS is reshaping the global order through expansion, de-dollarization, and strategic alliances—leaving the West scrambling to keep up.
Explore how the U.S. rose to global dominance through finance, war, and empire—and why its foundations may now be cracking.