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Maduro detained, Rodriguez assumes control
In Caracas, Rodríguez assumed control of Venezuela after Nicolás Maduro was detained in New York and pleaded not guilty, as forces fired at suspected drones.
With replies by 🎓Patrick Dunleavy, 🎓Michael Gentile, 🎓Michael D. McDonald +56 more scholars.
In Caracas, Rodríguez assumed control of Venezuela after Nicolás Maduro was detained in New York and pleaded not guilty, as forces fired at suspected drones.
With replies by 🎓Patrick Dunleavy, 🎓Michael Gentile, 🎓Michael D. McDonald +56 more scholars.
Maduro detained, Rodriguez assumes control
Replies by 🎓Patrick Dunleavy, 🎓Michael Gentile, 🎓Michael D. McDonald, 🎓Ben Tonra, 🎓Oliver Stuenkel +54 more scholars
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January 7, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Maduro detained, Rodriguez assumes control
In Caracas, Rodríguez assumed control of Venezuela after Nicolás Maduro was detained in New York and pleaded not guilty, as forces fired at suspected drones.
With replies by 🎓Patrick Dunleavy, 🎓Michael Gentile, 🎓Michael D. McDonald +56 more scholars.
In Caracas, Rodríguez assumed control of Venezuela after Nicolás Maduro was detained in New York and pleaded not guilty, as forces fired at suspected drones.
With replies by 🎓Patrick Dunleavy, 🎓Michael Gentile, 🎓Michael D. McDonald +56 more scholars.
Analysts warn China targets Taiwan
Analysts warned that China could treat the U.S. strike and capture of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro as a playbook for seizing Taiwan, a comparison Beijing rejected.
With replies by 🎓Patrick Dunleavy, 🎓Michael McFaul, 🎓Daniel W. Drezner +37 more scholars.
Analysts warned that China could treat the U.S. strike and capture of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro as a playbook for seizing Taiwan, a comparison Beijing rejected.
With replies by 🎓Patrick Dunleavy, 🎓Michael McFaul, 🎓Daniel W. Drezner +37 more scholars.
Analysts warn China targets Taiwan
Replies by 🎓Patrick Dunleavy, 🎓Michael McFaul, 🎓Daniel W. Drezner, 🎓Gerard Toal, 🎓Alex Callinicos +35 more scholars
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January 7, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Analysts warn China targets Taiwan
Analysts warned that China could treat the U.S. strike and capture of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro as a playbook for seizing Taiwan, a comparison Beijing rejected.
With replies by 🎓Patrick Dunleavy, 🎓Michael McFaul, 🎓Daniel W. Drezner +37 more scholars.
Analysts warned that China could treat the U.S. strike and capture of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro as a playbook for seizing Taiwan, a comparison Beijing rejected.
With replies by 🎓Patrick Dunleavy, 🎓Michael McFaul, 🎓Daniel W. Drezner +37 more scholars.
Monroe Doctrine invoked over Venezuela
Donald Trump invoked the Monroe Doctrine to justify U.S. actions toward Venezuela, asserting a U.S. sphere of influence across Latin America.
With replies by 🎓Laurent Pech, 🎓Cornel West, 🎓Alex Callinicos +46 more scholars.
Donald Trump invoked the Monroe Doctrine to justify U.S. actions toward Venezuela, asserting a U.S. sphere of influence across Latin America.
With replies by 🎓Laurent Pech, 🎓Cornel West, 🎓Alex Callinicos +46 more scholars.
Monroe Doctrine invoked over Venezuela
Replies by 🎓Laurent Pech, 🎓Cornel West, 🎓Alex Callinicos, 🎓W. Andy Knight, 🎓Ian Bremmer +44 more scholars
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January 7, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Monroe Doctrine invoked over Venezuela
Donald Trump invoked the Monroe Doctrine to justify U.S. actions toward Venezuela, asserting a U.S. sphere of influence across Latin America.
With replies by 🎓Laurent Pech, 🎓Cornel West, 🎓Alex Callinicos +46 more scholars.
Donald Trump invoked the Monroe Doctrine to justify U.S. actions toward Venezuela, asserting a U.S. sphere of influence across Latin America.
With replies by 🎓Laurent Pech, 🎓Cornel West, 🎓Alex Callinicos +46 more scholars.
US captures Maduro, Rodríguez sworn
US forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas, and Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as acting president, prompting widespread international condemnation.
With replies by 🎓Pippa Norris, 🎓Patrick Dunleavy, 🎓Michael McFaul +188 more scholars.
US forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas, and Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as acting president, prompting widespread international condemnation.
With replies by 🎓Pippa Norris, 🎓Patrick Dunleavy, 🎓Michael McFaul +188 more scholars.
US captures Maduro, Rodríguez sworn
Replies by 🎓Pippa Norris, 🎓Patrick Dunleavy, 🎓Michael McFaul, 🎓Anders Aslund, 🎓Steve Peers +186 more scholars
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January 7, 2026 at 12:00 AM
US captures Maduro, Rodríguez sworn
US forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas, and Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as acting president, prompting widespread international condemnation.
With replies by 🎓Pippa Norris, 🎓Patrick Dunleavy, 🎓Michael McFaul +188 more scholars.
US forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas, and Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as acting president, prompting widespread international condemnation.
With replies by 🎓Pippa Norris, 🎓Patrick Dunleavy, 🎓Michael McFaul +188 more scholars.
US Health Secretary Narrows Guidance
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. scaled back U.S. general childhood vaccine recommendations, removing routine guidance for the flu and three other vaccines and urging parental consultation with doctors.
With replies by 🎓Julie Leask +49 more scholars.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. scaled back U.S. general childhood vaccine recommendations, removing routine guidance for the flu and three other vaccines and urging parental consultation with doctors.
With replies by 🎓Julie Leask +49 more scholars.
US Health Secretary Narrows Guidance
Replies by 🎓Julie Leask, 🎓Esther K. Choo, 🎓Christina Pagel, 🎓Richard M. Carpiano, 🎓Timothy D. McBride +45 more scholars
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January 6, 2026 at 11:30 PM
US Health Secretary Narrows Guidance
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. scaled back U.S. general childhood vaccine recommendations, removing routine guidance for the flu and three other vaccines and urging parental consultation with doctors.
With replies by 🎓Julie Leask +49 more scholars.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. scaled back U.S. general childhood vaccine recommendations, removing routine guidance for the flu and three other vaccines and urging parental consultation with doctors.
With replies by 🎓Julie Leask +49 more scholars.
Trump warns GOP of impeachment
President Trump warned Republican House members at a Jan. 6 event marking the Capitol attack’s fifth anniversary that Democrats would move to impeach him if they lost the 2026 midterms.
With replies by 🎓Michael E. Mann, 🎓Robert B. Reich +29 more scholars.
President Trump warned Republican House members at a Jan. 6 event marking the Capitol attack’s fifth anniversary that Democrats would move to impeach him if they lost the 2026 midterms.
With replies by 🎓Michael E. Mann, 🎓Robert B. Reich +29 more scholars.
Trump warns GOP of impeachment
Replies by 🎓Michael E. Mann, 🎓Robert B. Reich, 🎓Michael D. McDonald, 🎓Clyde W. Barrow, 🎓David Rothschild +26 more scholars
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January 6, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Trump warns GOP of impeachment
President Trump warned Republican House members at a Jan. 6 event marking the Capitol attack’s fifth anniversary that Democrats would move to impeach him if they lost the 2026 midterms.
With replies by 🎓Michael E. Mann, 🎓Robert B. Reich +29 more scholars.
President Trump warned Republican House members at a Jan. 6 event marking the Capitol attack’s fifth anniversary that Democrats would move to impeach him if they lost the 2026 midterms.
With replies by 🎓Michael E. Mann, 🎓Robert B. Reich +29 more scholars.
Colectivos, rebels spark border militarization
Armed Venezuelan colectivos patrolled Caracas while Colombia increased troops at the border and more than 300 people fled rebel violence, prompting cross-border security concerns.
With replies by 🎓Anders Aslund, 🎓W. Andy Knight +51 more scholars.
Armed Venezuelan colectivos patrolled Caracas while Colombia increased troops at the border and more than 300 people fled rebel violence, prompting cross-border security concerns.
With replies by 🎓Anders Aslund, 🎓W. Andy Knight +51 more scholars.
Colectivos, rebels spark border militarization
Replies by 🎓Anders Aslund, 🎓W. Andy Knight, 🎓Michael Gentile, 🎓Robert B. Reich, 🎓Michael D. McDonald +48 more scholars
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January 6, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Colectivos, rebels spark border militarization
Armed Venezuelan colectivos patrolled Caracas while Colombia increased troops at the border and more than 300 people fled rebel violence, prompting cross-border security concerns.
With replies by 🎓Anders Aslund, 🎓W. Andy Knight +51 more scholars.
Armed Venezuelan colectivos patrolled Caracas while Colombia increased troops at the border and more than 300 people fled rebel violence, prompting cross-border security concerns.
With replies by 🎓Anders Aslund, 🎓W. Andy Knight +51 more scholars.
Denmark, US meeting bars Greenlanders
The Danish Folketing convened an emergency meeting Tuesday evening to discuss the kingdom's relationship with the United States, and Greenlandic politicians criticized being excluded amid heavy security.
With replies by 🎓Johan P. Olsen +63 more scholars.
The Danish Folketing convened an emergency meeting Tuesday evening to discuss the kingdom's relationship with the United States, and Greenlandic politicians criticized being excluded amid heavy security.
With replies by 🎓Johan P. Olsen +63 more scholars.
Denmark, US meeting bars Greenlanders
Replies by 🎓Johan P. Olsen, 🎓Juliet Lodge, 🎓Hans M. Kristensen, 🎓Frédéric Mérand, 🎓Ian Bremmer +59 more scholars
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January 6, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Denmark, US meeting bars Greenlanders
The Danish Folketing convened an emergency meeting Tuesday evening to discuss the kingdom's relationship with the United States, and Greenlandic politicians criticized being excluded amid heavy security.
With replies by 🎓Johan P. Olsen +63 more scholars.
The Danish Folketing convened an emergency meeting Tuesday evening to discuss the kingdom's relationship with the United States, and Greenlandic politicians criticized being excluded amid heavy security.
With replies by 🎓Johan P. Olsen +63 more scholars.
Maduro captured; oil stocks surge
U.S. authorities captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, prompting Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum to call for a "fair trial" and for oil stocks to rise.
With replies by 🎓Patrick Dunleavy, 🎓Michael McFaul, 🎓Antje Wiener +107 more scholars.
U.S. authorities captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, prompting Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum to call for a "fair trial" and for oil stocks to rise.
With replies by 🎓Patrick Dunleavy, 🎓Michael McFaul, 🎓Antje Wiener +107 more scholars.
Maduro captured; oil stocks surge
Replies by 🎓Patrick Dunleavy, 🎓Michael McFaul, 🎓Antje Wiener, 🎓Anders Aslund, 🎓Kim L. Scheppele +105 more scholars
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January 6, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Maduro captured; oil stocks surge
U.S. authorities captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, prompting Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum to call for a "fair trial" and for oil stocks to rise.
With replies by 🎓Patrick Dunleavy, 🎓Michael McFaul, 🎓Antje Wiener +107 more scholars.
U.S. authorities captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, prompting Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum to call for a "fair trial" and for oil stocks to rise.
With replies by 🎓Patrick Dunleavy, 🎓Michael McFaul, 🎓Antje Wiener +107 more scholars.
Caracas emergency; militias search phones
Venezuelan authorities declared a state of emergency, and militias set up checkpoints in Caracas to search phones and punish praise for Maduro’s arrest after a palace-area shooting.
With replies by 🎓Pippa Norris, 🎓Patrick Dunleavy +121 more scholars.
Venezuelan authorities declared a state of emergency, and militias set up checkpoints in Caracas to search phones and punish praise for Maduro’s arrest after a palace-area shooting.
With replies by 🎓Pippa Norris, 🎓Patrick Dunleavy +121 more scholars.
Caracas emergency; militias search phones
Replies by 🎓Pippa Norris, 🎓Patrick Dunleavy, 🎓Michael McFaul, 🎓Anders Aslund, 🎓Kim L. Scheppele +118 more scholars
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January 6, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Caracas emergency; militias search phones
Venezuelan authorities declared a state of emergency, and militias set up checkpoints in Caracas to search phones and punish praise for Maduro’s arrest after a palace-area shooting.
With replies by 🎓Pippa Norris, 🎓Patrick Dunleavy +121 more scholars.
Venezuelan authorities declared a state of emergency, and militias set up checkpoints in Caracas to search phones and punish praise for Maduro’s arrest after a palace-area shooting.
With replies by 🎓Pippa Norris, 🎓Patrick Dunleavy +121 more scholars.
White House Declares Rioters Innocent
The White House posted a webpage on the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack that blamed Capitol Police and Democrats, absolved President Trump and called rioters "innocent."
With replies by 🎓Anders Aslund, 🎓Barry C. Burden +62 more scholars.
The White House posted a webpage on the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack that blamed Capitol Police and Democrats, absolved President Trump and called rioters "innocent."
With replies by 🎓Anders Aslund, 🎓Barry C. Burden +62 more scholars.
White House Declares Rioters Innocent
Replies by 🎓Anders Aslund, 🎓Barry C. Burden, 🎓Martha Albertson Fineman, 🎓W. Andy Knight, 🎓Michael D. McDonald +59 more scholars
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January 6, 2026 at 11:30 PM
White House Declares Rioters Innocent
The White House posted a webpage on the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack that blamed Capitol Police and Democrats, absolved President Trump and called rioters "innocent."
With replies by 🎓Anders Aslund, 🎓Barry C. Burden +62 more scholars.
The White House posted a webpage on the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack that blamed Capitol Police and Democrats, absolved President Trump and called rioters "innocent."
With replies by 🎓Anders Aslund, 🎓Barry C. Burden +62 more scholars.
US seizes Maduro; global backlash
U.S. forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in Caracas in an extraterritorial operation, prompting Chinese protests and European warnings about U.S. ambitions in Greenland.
With replies by 🎓Emanuela Lombardo, 🎓Patricio Navia +70 more scholars.
U.S. forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in Caracas in an extraterritorial operation, prompting Chinese protests and European warnings about U.S. ambitions in Greenland.
With replies by 🎓Emanuela Lombardo, 🎓Patricio Navia +70 more scholars.
US seizes Maduro; global backlash
Replies by 🎓Emanuela Lombardo, 🎓Patricio Navia, 🎓W. Andy Knight, 🎓Ralf Michaels, 🎓Yanina Welp +67 more scholars
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January 6, 2026 at 11:30 PM
US seizes Maduro; global backlash
U.S. forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in Caracas in an extraterritorial operation, prompting Chinese protests and European warnings about U.S. ambitions in Greenland.
With replies by 🎓Emanuela Lombardo, 🎓Patricio Navia +70 more scholars.
U.S. forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in Caracas in an extraterritorial operation, prompting Chinese protests and European warnings about U.S. ambitions in Greenland.
With replies by 🎓Emanuela Lombardo, 🎓Patricio Navia +70 more scholars.
Europe Backs Denmark, Rebukes US
European leaders rallied behind Denmark and Greenland, saying the island "belongs to its people," after the White House said using the U.S. military was "among options" to acquire it.
With replies by 🎓Michael McFaul, 🎓Anders Aslund +144 more scholars.
European leaders rallied behind Denmark and Greenland, saying the island "belongs to its people," after the White House said using the U.S. military was "among options" to acquire it.
With replies by 🎓Michael McFaul, 🎓Anders Aslund +144 more scholars.
Europe Backs Denmark, Rebukes US
Replies by 🎓Michael McFaul, 🎓Anders Aslund, 🎓Jens Rydgren, 🎓Jonathan Hopkin, 🎓Brendan Nyhan +141 more scholars
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January 6, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Europe Backs Denmark, Rebukes US
European leaders rallied behind Denmark and Greenland, saying the island "belongs to its people," after the White House said using the U.S. military was "among options" to acquire it.
With replies by 🎓Michael McFaul, 🎓Anders Aslund +144 more scholars.
European leaders rallied behind Denmark and Greenland, saying the island "belongs to its people," after the White House said using the U.S. military was "among options" to acquire it.
With replies by 🎓Michael McFaul, 🎓Anders Aslund +144 more scholars.
Maduro appears before US judge
Nicolás Maduro appeared in a New York court on Monday and was represented by U.S. trial lawyer Barry Pollack, while 92-year-old Judge Alvin Hellerstein was expected to preside.
With replies by 🎓Arthur Spirling, 🎓Holger Hestermeyer, 🎓Andrew Scott +7 more scholars.
Nicolás Maduro appeared in a New York court on Monday and was represented by U.S. trial lawyer Barry Pollack, while 92-year-old Judge Alvin Hellerstein was expected to preside.
With replies by 🎓Arthur Spirling, 🎓Holger Hestermeyer, 🎓Andrew Scott +7 more scholars.
Maduro appears before US judge
Replies by 🎓Arthur Spirling, 🎓Holger Hestermeyer, 🎓Andrew Scott, 🎓James Treadwell, 🎓Anders Nilsson +5 more scholars
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January 6, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Maduro appears before US judge
Nicolás Maduro appeared in a New York court on Monday and was represented by U.S. trial lawyer Barry Pollack, while 92-year-old Judge Alvin Hellerstein was expected to preside.
With replies by 🎓Arthur Spirling, 🎓Holger Hestermeyer, 🎓Andrew Scott +7 more scholars.
Nicolás Maduro appeared in a New York court on Monday and was represented by U.S. trial lawyer Barry Pollack, while 92-year-old Judge Alvin Hellerstein was expected to preside.
With replies by 🎓Arthur Spirling, 🎓Holger Hestermeyer, 🎓Andrew Scott +7 more scholars.
Jailed former president Bolsonaro falls
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, serving a 27-year sentence for an attempted coup, fell in his jail cell, suffered slight injuries and received medical treatment.
With posts by 🎓Leonardo Boff, 🎓William A. Allen, 🎓Lisa W. Fazio.
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, serving a 27-year sentence for an attempted coup, fell in his jail cell, suffered slight injuries and received medical treatment.
With posts by 🎓Leonardo Boff, 🎓William A. Allen, 🎓Lisa W. Fazio.
Jailed former president Bolsonaro falls
Replies by 🎓Leonardo Boff, 🎓William A. Allen, 🎓Lisa W. Fazio
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January 6, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Jailed former president Bolsonaro falls
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, serving a 27-year sentence for an attempted coup, fell in his jail cell, suffered slight injuries and received medical treatment.
With posts by 🎓Leonardo Boff, 🎓William A. Allen, 🎓Lisa W. Fazio.
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, serving a 27-year sentence for an attempted coup, fell in his jail cell, suffered slight injuries and received medical treatment.
With posts by 🎓Leonardo Boff, 🎓William A. Allen, 🎓Lisa W. Fazio.
Grok generated illegal sexual images
Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot on X generated sexualized images of women and children without consent, prompting UK and EU officials to call the output appalling and illegal.
With replies by 🎓James Grimmelmann, 🎓Philip N. Cohen, 🎓Margot C. Finn +20 more scholars.
Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot on X generated sexualized images of women and children without consent, prompting UK and EU officials to call the output appalling and illegal.
With replies by 🎓James Grimmelmann, 🎓Philip N. Cohen, 🎓Margot C. Finn +20 more scholars.
Grok generated illegal sexual images
Replies by 🎓James Grimmelmann, 🎓Philip N. Cohen, 🎓Margot C. Finn, 🎓Jon Green, 🎓Will Jennings +18 more scholars
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January 6, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Grok generated illegal sexual images
Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot on X generated sexualized images of women and children without consent, prompting UK and EU officials to call the output appalling and illegal.
With replies by 🎓James Grimmelmann, 🎓Philip N. Cohen, 🎓Margot C. Finn +20 more scholars.
Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot on X generated sexualized images of women and children without consent, prompting UK and EU officials to call the output appalling and illegal.
With replies by 🎓James Grimmelmann, 🎓Philip N. Cohen, 🎓Margot C. Finn +20 more scholars.
Allies endorse Ukraine security guarantees
At a Paris summit, UK and France pledged to deploy troops to Ukraine after a ceasefire, as 35 allied countries endorsed security guarantees and the US agreed to coordinate monitoring.
With replies by 🎓David Phinnemore, 🎓Ben Tonra +21 more scholars.
At a Paris summit, UK and France pledged to deploy troops to Ukraine after a ceasefire, as 35 allied countries endorsed security guarantees and the US agreed to coordinate monitoring.
With replies by 🎓David Phinnemore, 🎓Ben Tonra +21 more scholars.
Allies endorse Ukraine security guarantees
Replies by 🎓David Phinnemore, 🎓Ben Tonra, 🎓Mark Priestley, 🎓Scott Lucas, 🎓Nicolai von Ondarza +18 more scholars
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January 6, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Allies endorse Ukraine security guarantees
At a Paris summit, UK and France pledged to deploy troops to Ukraine after a ceasefire, as 35 allied countries endorsed security guarantees and the US agreed to coordinate monitoring.
With replies by 🎓David Phinnemore, 🎓Ben Tonra +21 more scholars.
At a Paris summit, UK and France pledged to deploy troops to Ukraine after a ceasefire, as 35 allied countries endorsed security guarantees and the US agreed to coordinate monitoring.
With replies by 🎓David Phinnemore, 🎓Ben Tonra +21 more scholars.
Analysts warn China targets Taiwan
Analysts warned that China could treat the U.S. strike and capture of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro as a playbook for seizing Taiwan, a comparison Beijing rejected.
With replies by 🎓Patrick Dunleavy, 🎓Michael McFaul, 🎓Daniel W. Drezner +35 more scholars.
Analysts warned that China could treat the U.S. strike and capture of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro as a playbook for seizing Taiwan, a comparison Beijing rejected.
With replies by 🎓Patrick Dunleavy, 🎓Michael McFaul, 🎓Daniel W. Drezner +35 more scholars.
Analysts warn China targets Taiwan
Replies by 🎓Patrick Dunleavy, 🎓Michael McFaul, 🎓Daniel W. Drezner, 🎓Gerard Toal, 🎓Alex Callinicos +33 more scholars
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January 6, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Analysts warn China targets Taiwan
Analysts warned that China could treat the U.S. strike and capture of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro as a playbook for seizing Taiwan, a comparison Beijing rejected.
With replies by 🎓Patrick Dunleavy, 🎓Michael McFaul, 🎓Daniel W. Drezner +35 more scholars.
Analysts warned that China could treat the U.S. strike and capture of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro as a playbook for seizing Taiwan, a comparison Beijing rejected.
With replies by 🎓Patrick Dunleavy, 🎓Michael McFaul, 🎓Daniel W. Drezner +35 more scholars.
Blockade collapses Venezuela, isolates Iran
Venezuelan officials said a U.S. blockade that choked oil exports would trigger economic collapse and a humanitarian crisis, and analysts warned it would strip Iran of a key sanctions‑evasion partner.
With replies by 🎓Pippa Norris +101 more scholars.
Venezuelan officials said a U.S. blockade that choked oil exports would trigger economic collapse and a humanitarian crisis, and analysts warned it would strip Iran of a key sanctions‑evasion partner.
With replies by 🎓Pippa Norris +101 more scholars.
Blockade collapses Venezuela, isolates Iran
Replies by 🎓Pippa Norris, 🎓Hanno Lustig, 🎓Anders Aslund, 🎓Alicia Garcı́a-Herrero, 🎓Michael McFaul +97 more scholars
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January 6, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Blockade collapses Venezuela, isolates Iran
Venezuelan officials said a U.S. blockade that choked oil exports would trigger economic collapse and a humanitarian crisis, and analysts warned it would strip Iran of a key sanctions‑evasion partner.
With replies by 🎓Pippa Norris +101 more scholars.
Venezuelan officials said a U.S. blockade that choked oil exports would trigger economic collapse and a humanitarian crisis, and analysts warned it would strip Iran of a key sanctions‑evasion partner.
With replies by 🎓Pippa Norris +101 more scholars.
Monroe Doctrine invoked over Venezuela
Donald Trump invoked the Monroe Doctrine to justify U.S. actions toward Venezuela, asserting a U.S. sphere of influence across Latin America.
With replies by 🎓Laurent Pech, 🎓Cornel West, 🎓Alex Callinicos +45 more scholars.
Donald Trump invoked the Monroe Doctrine to justify U.S. actions toward Venezuela, asserting a U.S. sphere of influence across Latin America.
With replies by 🎓Laurent Pech, 🎓Cornel West, 🎓Alex Callinicos +45 more scholars.
Monroe Doctrine invoked over Venezuela
Replies by 🎓Laurent Pech, 🎓Cornel West, 🎓Alex Callinicos, 🎓W. Andy Knight, 🎓Ian Bremmer +43 more scholars
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January 6, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Monroe Doctrine invoked over Venezuela
Donald Trump invoked the Monroe Doctrine to justify U.S. actions toward Venezuela, asserting a U.S. sphere of influence across Latin America.
With replies by 🎓Laurent Pech, 🎓Cornel West, 🎓Alex Callinicos +45 more scholars.
Donald Trump invoked the Monroe Doctrine to justify U.S. actions toward Venezuela, asserting a U.S. sphere of influence across Latin America.
With replies by 🎓Laurent Pech, 🎓Cornel West, 🎓Alex Callinicos +45 more scholars.
Rotation lifts stocks; bubble worries
Global stocks climbed as investors rotated out of tech into banks, health and defense, but analysts warned a possible AI-driven bubble could still threaten the gains.
With replies by 🎓Simon Wren‐Lewis, 🎓Hakan Yilmazkuday, 🎓Steven H. Seggie +10 more scholars.
Global stocks climbed as investors rotated out of tech into banks, health and defense, but analysts warned a possible AI-driven bubble could still threaten the gains.
With replies by 🎓Simon Wren‐Lewis, 🎓Hakan Yilmazkuday, 🎓Steven H. Seggie +10 more scholars.
Rotation lifts stocks; bubble worries
Replies by 🎓Simon Wren‐Lewis, 🎓Hakan Yilmazkuday, 🎓Steven H. Seggie, 🎓Michael D. McDonald, 🎓Patrick Dunleavy +8 more scholars
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January 6, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Rotation lifts stocks; bubble worries
Global stocks climbed as investors rotated out of tech into banks, health and defense, but analysts warned a possible AI-driven bubble could still threaten the gains.
With replies by 🎓Simon Wren‐Lewis, 🎓Hakan Yilmazkuday, 🎓Steven H. Seggie +10 more scholars.
Global stocks climbed as investors rotated out of tech into banks, health and defense, but analysts warned a possible AI-driven bubble could still threaten the gains.
With replies by 🎓Simon Wren‐Lewis, 🎓Hakan Yilmazkuday, 🎓Steven H. Seggie +10 more scholars.
Denmark, Greenland seek US meeting
Denmark and Greenland requested a meeting with U.S. officials after President Trump escalated threats to seize Greenland, and European leaders warned the United States against annexation.
With replies by 🎓Anders Aslund, 🎓Jonathan Hopkin +104 more scholars.
Denmark and Greenland requested a meeting with U.S. officials after President Trump escalated threats to seize Greenland, and European leaders warned the United States against annexation.
With replies by 🎓Anders Aslund, 🎓Jonathan Hopkin +104 more scholars.
Denmark, Greenland seek US meeting
Replies by 🎓Anders Aslund, 🎓Jonathan Hopkin, 🎓Brendan Nyhan, 🎓Juliet Lodge, 🎓Victor Asal +101 more scholars
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January 6, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Denmark, Greenland seek US meeting
Denmark and Greenland requested a meeting with U.S. officials after President Trump escalated threats to seize Greenland, and European leaders warned the United States against annexation.
With replies by 🎓Anders Aslund, 🎓Jonathan Hopkin +104 more scholars.
Denmark and Greenland requested a meeting with U.S. officials after President Trump escalated threats to seize Greenland, and European leaders warned the United States against annexation.
With replies by 🎓Anders Aslund, 🎓Jonathan Hopkin +104 more scholars.
DOJ Released 12,285, Millions Remain
The U.S. Department of Justice told a court it had released under 1% of Epstein-related records—about 12,285 documents—and still had more than two million to review.
With replies by 🎓Joni Lovenduski, 🎓W. Andy Knight, 🎓Karen Benjamin Guzzo +17 more scholars.
The U.S. Department of Justice told a court it had released under 1% of Epstein-related records—about 12,285 documents—and still had more than two million to review.
With replies by 🎓Joni Lovenduski, 🎓W. Andy Knight, 🎓Karen Benjamin Guzzo +17 more scholars.
DOJ Released 12,285, Millions Remain
Replies by 🎓Joni Lovenduski, 🎓W. Andy Knight, 🎓Karen Benjamin Guzzo, 🎓Gerald Friedman, 🎓Jon Agar +15 more scholars
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January 6, 2026 at 10:50 PM
DOJ Released 12,285, Millions Remain
The U.S. Department of Justice told a court it had released under 1% of Epstein-related records—about 12,285 documents—and still had more than two million to review.
With replies by 🎓Joni Lovenduski, 🎓W. Andy Knight, 🎓Karen Benjamin Guzzo +17 more scholars.
The U.S. Department of Justice told a court it had released under 1% of Epstein-related records—about 12,285 documents—and still had more than two million to review.
With replies by 🎓Joni Lovenduski, 🎓W. Andy Knight, 🎓Karen Benjamin Guzzo +17 more scholars.
Venezuelan tanker flies Russian flag
U.S. and U.K. aircraft tracked an oil tanker linked to Venezuela that displayed a Russian flag at sea, though its precise location was disputed, amid reports of opaque Venezuelan shipments.
With replies by 🎓Jonathan Wolff, 🎓Oliver Stuenkel +19 more scholars.
U.S. and U.K. aircraft tracked an oil tanker linked to Venezuela that displayed a Russian flag at sea, though its precise location was disputed, amid reports of opaque Venezuelan shipments.
With replies by 🎓Jonathan Wolff, 🎓Oliver Stuenkel +19 more scholars.
Venezuelan tanker flies Russian flag
Replies by 🎓Jonathan Wolff, 🎓Oliver Stuenkel, 🎓Alicia Garcı́a-Herrero, 🎓Morgan Bazilian, 🎓Aric Rindfleisch +16 more scholars
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January 6, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Venezuelan tanker flies Russian flag
U.S. and U.K. aircraft tracked an oil tanker linked to Venezuela that displayed a Russian flag at sea, though its precise location was disputed, amid reports of opaque Venezuelan shipments.
With replies by 🎓Jonathan Wolff, 🎓Oliver Stuenkel +19 more scholars.
U.S. and U.K. aircraft tracked an oil tanker linked to Venezuela that displayed a Russian flag at sea, though its precise location was disputed, amid reports of opaque Venezuelan shipments.
With replies by 🎓Jonathan Wolff, 🎓Oliver Stuenkel +19 more scholars.
Deal leaves EU companies disadvantaged
147 countries agreed to a 15% global minimum corporate tax but included a U.S. carve‑out that critics said would disadvantage EU companies.
With replies by 🎓Gabriel Zucman, 🎓Helmut Reisen, 🎓Prem Sikka +3 more scholars.
147 countries agreed to a 15% global minimum corporate tax but included a U.S. carve‑out that critics said would disadvantage EU companies.
With replies by 🎓Gabriel Zucman, 🎓Helmut Reisen, 🎓Prem Sikka +3 more scholars.
Deal leaves EU companies disadvantaged
Replies by 🎓Gabriel Zucman, 🎓Helmut Reisen, 🎓Prem Sikka, 🎓Lindsay M. Tedds, 🎓Alan Lester +1 more scholars
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January 6, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Deal leaves EU companies disadvantaged
147 countries agreed to a 15% global minimum corporate tax but included a U.S. carve‑out that critics said would disadvantage EU companies.
With replies by 🎓Gabriel Zucman, 🎓Helmut Reisen, 🎓Prem Sikka +3 more scholars.
147 countries agreed to a 15% global minimum corporate tax but included a U.S. carve‑out that critics said would disadvantage EU companies.
With replies by 🎓Gabriel Zucman, 🎓Helmut Reisen, 🎓Prem Sikka +3 more scholars.