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Foreign Policy

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Iranian and Venezuelan émigré networks made the case for U.S. intervention. Then the president cut them loose.

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Foreign Policy

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Foreign Policy

All the Ways Trump’s War on Iran Is Disastrous

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The Ephemeral Presidency

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Politics

Stephen Miller’s Worldview Is Straight Out of “Starship Troopers”

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President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth discuss the U.S. military assault on Venezuela, ousting Nicolas Maduro.

Politics

Venezuela and the Dawn of the Don-roe Doctrine

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Looking for the threat Trump claims: Maduro watches from afar while Trump’s drug-war theatrics kill unarmed boaters and excuse actual traffickers.

Foreign Policy

Trump’s Murderous Hypocrisy on Drug Trafficking Is Bone-Chilling

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U.S. forces are sinking drug boats off Venezuela and Colombia, but it won't stop the drug trade. Here, two U.S. Naval Special Warfare operators spectate a simulated visit, board, search, and seizure training during PANAMAX-Alpha Phase I, at Panama City, Panama, July 16, 2025.

Foreign Policy

Sinking Boats Off Venezuela, Colombia. What Could Go Wrong?

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Venezuela. Presideint Nicolas Maduro on indigenous peoples day

Foreign Policy

Venezuela’s Best Chance for Freedom

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Law and Justice

Trump’s Third-Country Deportations Explained

by James D. Zirin August 4, 2025August 3, 2025

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Trump’s Murderous Hypocrisy on Drug Trafficking Is Bone-Chilling

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