Like other U.S. regime change efforts since the end of the Cold War, U.S. action in Venezuela is likely a self-isolating and self-defeating move. It signals a return of law of the jungle for which the U.S., and much of the rest of the world, will ultimately pay a heavy price.

As hubris mounts at the White House, Trump told the New York Times in an interview published Thursday there was only “one thing” to limit his global power. “My own morality. My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me.

China views Trump’s Venezuela strike as a strategic gift because it validates Beijing’s critique of US unilateralism and weakens Washington’s moral standing.

On Saturday 3 January U.S. President Donald Trump announced a large-scale US strike on Venezuela and the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife. He also plans to allow

Analysts have warned China may have taken note of the precedent set by Trump’s ousting of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro

In 2019, the National Assembly of Venezuela invoked the Venezuelan constitution and declared that Maduro had usurped power and was not the president of Venezuela. In 2024, he held on to power despite compelling evidence he had decisively lost the July elections.

President Trump’s new security strategy described China’s threat to Taiwan in purely economic, not military, terms. China has long spoken of retaking Taiwan, which it views as a breakaway province. WASHINGTON — President Trump last week released a ...

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