United States

As of mid-January 2026, the U.S. remains focused on its intervention in Venezuela, having captured Nicolás Maduro and begun early diplomatic steps with the interim government. Washington emphasizes regional dominance and control over Venezuela’s oil sector as international criticism and regional tensions continue.

Kremlin envoy heads to Miami as back-channel diplomacy tests U.S. plan for Ukraine

Trump's private negotiating track reaches its most developed stage yet, but enforcement and allied buy-in remain unresolved

By Viktor Petersen

/ 18 Dec 2025

Kremlin envoy heads to Miami as back-channel diplomacy tests U.S. plan for Ukraine

Turkey warns patience running thin as Syria's Kurdish integration talks miss year-end target

Damascus, SDF and Washington scramble to bridge command-and-control divide before Ankara's tolerance expires

By Layla Hassan

/ 18 Dec 2025

Turkey warns patience running thin as Syria's Kurdish integration talks miss year-end target

Seawolf surfaces at Yokosuka as U.S. steadies undersea posture amid December escalation

Quiet presence in a loud month

By Chen Wei-Lin

/ 18 Dec 2025

Seawolf surfaces at Yokosuka as U.S. steadies undersea posture amid December escalation

U.S. approves $11.1 billion Taiwan arms package focused on precision fires and ISR

Largest-ever weapons notification emphasizes loitering munitions, rocket artillery, and distributed denial capabilities

By Chen Wei-Lin

/ 18 Dec 2025

U.S. approves $11.1 billion Taiwan arms package focused on precision fires and ISR

Kremlin says foreign troops are a red line—then says everything is negotiable

Moscow signals opposition to European peacekeepers in Ukraine but leaves room for discussion as Berlin proposes multinational security force

By Elena Kowalski

/ 17 Dec 2025

Kremlin says foreign troops are a red line—then says everything is negotiable

Trump orders Venezuela oil blockade as legal questions mount

From sanctions to interdiction

By Diego Martinez

/ 17 Dec 2025

Trump orders Venezuela oil blockade as legal questions mount

US terrorist label for Clan del Golfo collides with Colombia's peace track

Washington's counterterrorism tools now constrain every actor touching the negotiating table in Doha

By Diego Martinez

/ 16 Dec 2025

US terrorist label for Clan del Golfo collides with Colombia's peace track

Fog, fury, and the final gamble: Dissecting Hitler's Ardennes catastrophe (🎧)

How Wehrmacht deception achieved total surprise in December 1944—and why the offensive's strategic ambitions collapsed under the iron realities of fuel, terrain, and American resolve

By Viktor Petersen

/ 16 Dec 2025

Fog, fury, and the final gamble: Dissecting Hitler's Ardennes catastrophe (🎧)

M23 pledges Uvira withdrawal under U.S. pressure, but verification lags on the ground

Tactical pause or credible de-escalation? Rebel announcement cites Doha talks, not Washington, as battlefield fact-checking remains incomplete

By Amara Okonkwo

/ 16 Dec 2025

M23 pledges Uvira withdrawal under U.S. pressure, but verification lags on the ground

Pentagon's leadership shakeup meets classified Hill briefing on Caribbean strike fallout

The retirement of SOUTHCOM's commander and bipartisan demands for unedited video turn Tuesday's session into a test of executive accountability

By David Monroe

/ 15 Dec 2025

Pentagon's leadership shakeup meets classified Hill briefing on Caribbean strike fallout

Trinidad and Tobago clears U.S. military flights amid Caribbean security surge

What the government approved—and what it disclosed

By Diego Martinez

/ 15 Dec 2025

Trinidad and Tobago clears U.S. military flights amid Caribbean security surge

Haiti's gangs want a political future. Washington just drew a red line

As Viv Ansanm rebrands itself as defender of the poor, U.S. terror designations harden legal barriers—and raise the stakes for Haiti's fragile transition

By Diego Martinez

/ 15 Dec 2025

Haiti's gangs want a political future. Washington just drew a red line