Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known as Lula, has sought the presidency of Brazil eight times since 1989. He has won the presidency four times (2002, 2006, 2022, and 2026), most recently
Editor’s Note: This investigation is published in collaboration with CIAGtate, a collective of voluntarily-based investigative researchers dedicated to exploring contemporary geopolitical issues. The report represents months of research, cross-verification, and analysis of
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In these early days of January, we have had to witness what hoped never to see, though it comes as no surprise: the kidnapping of a legitimate sitting president through a criminal
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On January 3, 2026, the United States did not merely bomb a sovereign country and capture its president. It displayed, in the most unambiguous terms, a total defiance of the post-War international
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The media does play a vital role in our democracy, and if we cannot depend on journalistic ethics, the nation’s in trouble. ~ Dave Brat The Challenging Questions I was profoundly intrigued
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Francis Fukuyama, the renowned political scientist and Stanford fellow, cautions that the Trump administration’s approach to Venezuela risks becoming another failed foreign intervention. In a recent column for Persuasion, Fukuyama argues that
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Spanish judicial authorities have secured the arrest in Qatar of Said Aurelio Cabrera Abraham, a former Venezuelan military counterintelligence officer accused of orchestrating complex money-laundering schemes linked to Venezuela’s state oil company
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The U.S. Coast Guard boarded a fifth oil tanker early Friday as part of ongoing operations to enforce sanctions against vessels transporting Venezuelan crude, according to U.S. officials. The tanker, identified as
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Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said that Donald Trump told him directly he was considering “doing bad things in Colombia,” including a possible military operation, an allegation that underscores a period of
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U.S. oil companies are signaling serious hesitation about pouring billions of dollars into Venezuela’s beleaguered oil sector without firm assurances from the federal government, even as President Donald Trump intensifies efforts to
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The recent U.S. military operation against Venezuela and the capture of President Nicolás Maduro have sparked sharp criticism and condemnation. Maduro now awaits trial in New York City. Once again, it is
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On the early morning of January 3, the United States government launched a massive attack on Caracas, Venezuela, and three of the country’s states. Roughly 150 aircraft swarmed the skies, bombing with
More In a few hours, I fly to Latin America. This trip has been planned for several months by an Emmy-nominated filmmaker. He and his team are shooting a documentary about the US’s
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As Venezuela navigates the aftermath of Nicolás Maduro’s dramatic capture by US special forces, a new figure has moved decisively into the foreground of the country’s power structure: his only son, Nicolás
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Marco Rubio has become the unmistakable face of Washington’s intervention in Venezuela following the fall of Nicolás Maduro. In official photographs released by the White House during the operation, the US secretary
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