Open Dialogue Research Journal
Pete Hegseth, the soap opera styled US Secretary of Defense, sports a questionable sanity. His behaviour before generals is the stuff of low comedy. His mania about sending narco-traffickers making passage on the sea from Venezuela to a watery grave has a millenarian zeal. But psychological coarseness and imperfection have […]
Part I A U.S. military strike – whether a limited set of precision airstrikes or a broader campaign – would have profound consequences. Inside Venezuela, such strikes would likely strengthen nationalist sentiment, especially if civilians are harmed. The Venezuelan military has the capability to retaliate against U.S. forces and cause […]
In 2025, tensions between the United States and Venezuela reached their highest level in years, driven by a combination of geopolitical ambition, domestic political calculations, and regional instability. What began as a U.S. rhetorical “crusade” against Latin American drug trafficking rapidly evolved into something that resembles preparations for a military […]
On November 3rd, the neoconservative Columbia University political ‘scientist’ Elizabeth N. Saunders, who is also the Director of Columbia’s Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies, headlined “Trump may strike Venezuela. His team makes that very risky. Take a close look at who is advising the president on U.S. policy.” She argued that Trump’s […]
This will be just highlights from news-reports about Trump’s preparations to regime-change Venezuela, and Maduro’s preparations to overcome and defeat the expected U.S. invasion (which the Trump Administration ‘justifies’ by lies saying that Venezuela is a na https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clSqtBReuDQ “Trump FOLDS to China, MASSIVE US Strike on Venezuela ‘Hours Away’ | […]
The country is facing internal changes and a possible change of international partners. On Sunday, October 19, the presidential run-off was held in Bolivia. In general, it was already clear that the 20-year rule of the left, represented by the Movement for Socialism (MAS) party, had suffered a crushing defeat. […]
Since the start of September, the Trump administration has busied itself with striking boats in international waters stemming from Venezuelan and possibly Colombian waters. Their mortal offence: allegedly carrying narcotics cargo destined for consumers in the United States. A few days following the first strike on September 2, President Donald […]
The US and Ukraine’s arguably coordinated fearmongering campaign about the regional security consequences of Cubans allegedly fighting for Russia hints that the island will soon come under more pressure. Reuters exclusively reported in early October that the State Department sent an unclassified cable to dozens of US missions directing diplomats to […]
“Peace is war.” George Orwell Guarimba is a derogatory name in Venezuela for a person who participates in street riots and pogroms. On October 10, the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize was announced. This person turned out to be Maria Corina Machado, an oppositionist from Venezuela, who called on […]
The fuss about the Nobel Peace Prize has always been excessively outsized to its relevance. Like most prizes, the panel is bound to have its treasure trove of prejudices and eccentricities in reaching any decision. Thin resumes have swayed the Norwegian committee to acts of dottiness. Surprising moments of dark […]
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