Monthly Archives: January 2026

US – Greenland Tensions and the Limits of Power in the Arctic

Article: https://theconversation.com/us-greenland-negotiations-have-hit-a-wall-here-are-three-ways-the-crisis-could-end-273629 The article explains that negotiations between the United States, Denmark, and Greenland have reached a stalemate over Greenland’s sovereignty. During a January 14 meeting at the White House, U.S. officials repeated President Donald Trump’s position that the United States should take direct control of Greenland for national security reasons. Danish and Greenlandic leaders firmly rejected this idea, emphasizing… Read more »

Clock ticks in Cuba as Trump cuts off Venezuelan oil

Link: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/clock-ticks-cuba-trump-cuts-off-venezuelan-oil-2026-01-13/ Cubans are getting ready for the worst seeing as President Trump has effectively put the island under siege via the oil restrictions now in place. The last shipment was made to Cuba by the PDVSA via a ghost tanker that delivered 600,000 barrels of crude oil. Cuba relies heavily on Venezuela for their oil needs, before the mid… Read more »

CIA director Ratcliffe meets with Venezuela’s Rodriguez in Caracas

Link: Link This article is about a meeting that took place between CIA director John Ratcliffe with Interim President Delcy Rodriguez. John Ratcliffe was directed by US President Donald Trump to discuss the logistics of what Delcy intends to do with her power. She denies any further expansion of the drug trafficking gangs like TDA. Both Trump and Rodriguez have… Read more »

Trump accepts Nobel medal from Venezuelan opposition leader Machado

Link: Link This article is based on a meeting that occurred between Maria Machado, the opposition of Iterum President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez. Machado has recently won the Nobel peace prize for the year of 2025. She weaponized United States President Donald Trump’s desire of that award to make an attempt to have Trumps “blessing” of being the next leader… Read more »

Venezuela Oil Bargain With Trump Puts Sovereignty On Auction Block

Link to the article:https://latinamericanpost.com/economy-en/venezuela-oil-bargain-with-trump-puts-sovereignty-on-auction-block/ The US and Venezuela have come to a deal that 2 billion dollars worth of oil would be taken and moved to the US. This deal also alleviates some of the pressure put on tankers via the US blockade since December of 25′. Trump has been promoting this as if it is the best thing that… Read more »

US Pressure on Mexico Raises New Questions About Sovereignty and Security

Article: https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/nyt-us-troops-pressure-mexico-cartels/ The article reports that the United States is increasing pressure on Mexico to allow U.S. military forces to participate in joint operations against drug cartels. President Donald Trump has suggested that U.S. special forces or drone strikes could be used to target fentanyl labs in Mexico, and U.S. officials have reportedly proposed that American troops or CIA officers… Read more »

US Seizure of Venezuelan Oil Tankers and the Politics of Energy Control

Article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy4qdnj5vl9o The article reports that the United States has seized a sixth oil tanker linked to Venezuela as part of an expanded effort to control Venezuelan oil exports. The tanker, Veronica, was boarded by U.S. forces in the Caribbean without incident after allegedly violating President Donald Trump’s quarantine on sanctioned vessels. U.S. Southern Command stated that only oil exports… Read more »

Venezuela Was the Test Case. Could Cuba and Iran Be Trump’s Next Target

Link to article: https://latinamericanpost.com/analysis-en/venezuela-was-the-test-case-could-cuba-and-iran-be-trumps-next-target/ The article talks about how the swift raid conducted by the US on Jan. 3 of 2026. More importantly it talks about the message it sent to the nations around the world, ‘from Iran to Greenland’. The theory proposed is that these moves are a clear sign of President Trump’s desire for global hegemony via the… Read more »

South Korea signs deal to supply tanks, armored vehicles to Peru

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/south-korea-signs-deal-supply-tanks-armored-vehicles-peru-2025-12-09 The article says that South Korea signed a deal with Peru to supply military equipment for the Peruvian Army, including 54 K2 battle tanks and 141 armored wheeled vehicles. This agreement was announced by the South Korean presidential office and marks the largest military export from South Korea to Latin America so far. Although the exact value of the… Read more »

Brazil threatens to abandon Mercosur-EU deal as Italy, France seek delay

link: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-threatens-abandon-mercosur-eu-deal-italy-france-seek-delay-2025-12-17 The article explains that Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva warned he might abandon the long-awaited trade agreement between the South American trade block Mercosur and the European Union if it isn’t finalized this month. Brazil has been negotiating the deal for decades, but Italy and France say they’re not ready to approve it yet, slowing down… Read more »