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America’s Most Righteous War Produced Its Best Anti-War Novel
Why decorated veteran Elliot Ackerman loves ‘Catch-22.’
The Free Press
This Week in American History: Roosevelt’s Big Stick
Before the Donroe Doctrine, there was the Roosevelt Corollary: If the United States didn’t want European powers intervening in Latin America, it would…
Jonathan Horn
Maduro Is Gone. The Mafia State Remains.
Venezuelan human rights leader Thor Halvorssen explains the high-stakes transition now unfolding after Maduro’s capture.
Coleman Hughes
49M
The Problem with Trump’s Venezuela Plan
The president is relying on the current regime to guide a transition to a Venezuela that is a free, democratic, prosperous, capitalist U.S. ally. That’s…
Elliott Abrams
Venezuela’s Oil Industry Is Not Hopeless
If U.S. oil companies come around, the oil fields are ready for a revival.
William Neuman
In Venezuela, Dissent Is as Hard as Ever
‘Even smiling is cause for suspicion.’ A firsthand account of life in Venezuela in the days following the capture of Nicolás Maduro.
Anonymous
Two Drinks with . . . the Last Great Military Strategist
Edward Luttwak has worked with everyone from the Pentagon to the Israel Defense Forces. Over Campari and sodas, he mused on Venezuela, the wisdom of…
Eli Lake
Can the ‘Donroe Doctrine’ Make South America Better Off?
Building up South America is worth more than plundering it.
Kenneth Rogoff
Mamdani’s Wild First Week
Venezuelans, Jews, Trump—who hasn’t the new mayor offended yet?
Olivia Reingold
How Cuba Propped Up Maduro
Cuban journalist Gelet Martínez explains how Havana built and exported its repressive state apparatus to Venezuela.
Coleman Hughes
1HR 10M
Why the Venezuela Operation Won’t Embolden America’s Enemies
Moscow and Beijing are deterred by raw U.S. power, not international law.
Eli Lake
Will Cuba Be Next?
Venezuelan oil kept the lights on in Havana. Toppling the Maduro regime could have a domino effect.
Martin Gurri
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