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REPORT: USMCA on the wire — Trump gambles with North American free trade
Reportage· No. 918

REPORT: USMCA on the wire — Trump gambles with North American free trade

The first of July, 2026. That date has concentrated the attention of American farmers, Mexican industrialists, Canadian exporters and everyone living off intra-North American…

INVESTIGATION: Venezuelan Oil Under Custody — How Moscow and Beijing Are Locking In the Post-Maduro Era
Investigation· No. 773

INVESTIGATION: Venezuelan Oil Under Custody — How Moscow and Beijing Are Locking In the Post-Maduro Era

On January 3, 2026, U.S. special forces captured Nicolás Maduro under a federal arrest warrant for narco-terrorism. Within hours, Delcy Rodríguez became acting president…

OPINION: Maduro captured by the U.S. — when Washington invents a new coercive diplomacy
Note· No. 751

OPINION: Maduro captured by the U.S. — when Washington invents a new coercive diplomacy

In the early hours of January 3, 2026, Operation Absolute Resolve redefined the limits of what American foreign policy is prepared to do to…

INVESTIGATION: After Maduro, Will Cuban and Russian Tentacles in Venezuela Hold?
Investigation· No. 737

INVESTIGATION: After Maduro, Will Cuban and Russian Tentacles in Venezuela Hold?

When American special forces extracted Nicolas Maduro from Caracas in the early hours of January 3, 2026, many believed it signaled a clean break…

ESSAY: Maduro Caged in New York — Trump's Monroe Doctrine Tested in Venezuela
Essay· No. 715

ESSAY: Maduro Caged in New York — Trump's Monroe Doctrine Tested in Venezuela

In the night of January 2 to 3, 2026, American special forces entered the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, and captured Nicolás Maduro — Venezuela's sitting…

ANALYSIS: Post-Maduro Venezuela — Washington's Colossal Challenge of Stabilizing a Collapsed Petro-State
Analysis· No. 692

ANALYSIS: Post-Maduro Venezuela — Washington's Colossal Challenge of Stabilizing a Collapsed Petro-State

On January 3, 2026, US special forces conducted a raid on Caracas and captured Nicolás Maduro, ending more than two decades of authoritarian Chavism.…

DECODING: Venezuela After Maduro — Delcy Rodriguez Between Washington and Internal Chaos
Analysis· No. 671

DECODING: Venezuela After Maduro — Delcy Rodriguez Between Washington and Internal Chaos

At approximately two o'clock in the morning on January 3, 2026, members of Operation Absolute Resolve — American special forces from Delta Force —…

ANALYSIS: USMCA Dead on July 1 — Trump Abandons $1.3 Trillion in North American Free Trade
Analysis· No. 597

ANALYSIS: USMCA Dead on July 1 — Trump Abandons $1.3 Trillion in North American Free Trade

On July 1, 2026, the USMCA — United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, known in French Canada as ACEUM — technically expired without the Trump

COMMENTARY: Brazil at 25% — the Trade Offensive Targeting Lula and Defying the Hemisphere
Commentary· No. 369

COMMENTARY: Brazil at 25% — the Trade Offensive Targeting Lula and Defying the Hemisphere

On June 1, 2026, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) dropped a silent bomb into hemispheric relations: a proposal

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