Open Dialogue Research Journal
In a scene that captured global attention, former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro appeared before a federal court in Manhattan on Monday, pleading not guilty to multiple criminal charges filed by the United States. The charges include narcoterrorism and conspiracy to import large quantities of cocaine – a dramatic culmination of […]
Peter Haenseler (whom I normally don’t even mention because he doesn’t link to or otherwise cite any sources) presented a fascinating hypothesis to explain why Trump stole Venezuela: The world is selling US bonds and America is running out of money – it’s as simple as that. With the oil that the […]
On the surface, abducting a Head of State is a piratical act eschewed by States. A Head of State enjoys absolute immunity from foreign criminal jurisdiction, known as ratione personae, at least till the term of office concludes. The International Court of Justice was clear enough about this principle in […]
Venezuela is a good prize for Washington, but this may be just the first step. After the unprecedented US operation against Venezuela and its president, new facts have become known. Some of them were published in the US media, and some were told by the US president at a press […]
It has been an accusation long levelled at certain US politicians that their brains might have been softened by a lengthy diet of television, Westerns, and the heroic triumphalism of the prattling cowboy. There was never going to be a break with this tradition regarding President Donald Trump, except the […]
No More Oil for Cuba Nicolás Maduro was the head of the Venezuelan dictatorship, but his removal signals the coming liquidation not only of the Venezuelan cartels and thugs, but has a dramatic immediate impact on Cuba. Is Cuba next? Cuba has an extensive presence in Venezuela and Cuban intelligence […]
It was astoundingly successful and will likely serve to coerce the rest of the hemisphere into strategically capitulating to the US. The US launched a half-hour-long “special military operation” in Venezuela on Saturday morning that culminated in Delta Force’s capture of President Nicolas Maduro. Several military sites were bombed, US helicopters flew […]
The right-wing forces have finally gained ground in Chile On December 14, 2025, the second round of presidential elections was held in Chile. As expected, the far-right José Antonio Kast, who will become the new president of the country, won the election. He won 58.16% of the vote, with the […]
Here is from Semafor: https://www.semafor.com/newsletter/12/17/2025/semafor-flagship-oil-and-troubled-waters https://archive.is/kak6A “US blockades Venezuela oil tankers” 17 December 2025 US President Donald Trump ordered a “complete blockade” of oil tankers leaving Venezuela, ratcheting up tensions with Caracas and driving global crude prices higher. Trump said Venezuela was surrounded by the “largest Armada” in the region’s history, which includes […]
The Swedish police have promised it will go nowhere, but the attempt by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to draw attention to the inappropriateness of María Corina Machado as a Nobel Peace Prize recipient raises a few salient matters. On December 17, Assange submitted a criminal complaint to the Swedish Economic […]
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