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The Trump Administration’s Venezuelan Intervention: Legal Justifications, Resource Interests, and MAGA Politics

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On January 3, 2026, in a military operation code-named "Absolute Resolve," the United States conducted a dramatic raid on Caracas, Venezuela, resulting in the forcible abduction of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The operation, involving 150 aircraft deployed from approximately 20 bases and conducted by U.S. special forces, marked the most aggressive military action of President Donald Trump's tenure.

 United States Economic Report January 2026

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The United States economy enters 2026 with remarkably resilient momentum, expanding at an estimated 4.3% annualized rate in Q4 2025—the strongest quarterly performance in two years—yet faces a complex macroeconomic crossroads as multiple forces converge to shape the trajectory ahead.

From Democracy to Kleptocracy: The Koskotas Template.

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In the late 1980s, against a backdrop of roiling political turbulence, a financial scandal of staggering proportions erupted from the heart of Athens. Presided over by the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) and its charismatic leader, Andreas Papandreou, this was an era where populist ambition often blurred the lines between state governance and party patronage. The Koskotas affair was not an anomaly; it was the system’s logical endpoint. To understand this scandal is not merely to revisit a historical event, but to perform an autopsy on a foundational case study in the architecture of systemic corruption that would plague Greece for decades.

Emissions Unfiltered: The Relentless Rise of Global Carbon and the Political Blocking of Climate Action.

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Despite decades of international agreements, national commitments, climate conferences spanning three decades, and increasing climate consciousness among populations worldwide, global emissions continue to rise year after year, and the gap between what we promise and what we actually implement has become not merely a gap but a canyon—a vast chasm of broken commitments, abandoned pledges, and policies that exist on paper while fossil fuel expansion continues unabated in the real world.

 The Layered Anatomy of CO₂ Emissions.

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We often talk about “global warming” or “net zero by 2050” without seeing that different sectors of society — energy, transport, food, manufacturing, and even the military — interact in subtle and surprising ways. Dissecting these pieces helps us find the points of greatest leverage, influence better policy, and even shape everyday choices in our homes.