(2026-01-27). Borders as Crime Scenes and Crimes. counterpunch.org 
After a year of gutting the United States government, deploying armed jackboots to American cities, and bombing at least seven countries, the Trump administration kicked off 2026 by invading Venezuela and kidnapping its president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores. In the wake of that assault, President Trump doubled down on his abandonment of the isolationist
(2026-01-27). Decoding Trump's Audacious Imperial Strategy. thinktank.pk In an era where global alliances are fracturing and great-power rivalries are heating up, Donald Trump's second term is ushering in what critics call a brazen "new imperialism." From threats to annex Greenland for its mineral riches to seizing Venezuela's oil fields under the guise of law enforcement, the U.S. under Trump is flexing its …
(2026-01-27). The Barr Doctrine, Noriega, and Maduro. dissidentvoice.org US President Donald Trump might leave an impression of violent novelty, at least for the leader of a nominal liberal democracy, soiling international relations with the gangster's touch. This sense of iconoclasm is misplaced. While his conduct regarding the abduction of Nicolás Maduro certainly dumps mightily on the precepts of international law, legal advisors in …
(2026-01-27). Spain busts cocaine trafficking operation that used 'floating bases' at sea. scmp.com Spanish police have broken up a vast cocaine trafficking operation ‚Äåthat used speed boats to bring the drug ‚onshore from floating bases in the Atlantic, seizing around 10 tonnes of the drug and arresting 105 suspects. | Police said on ‚Å Monday that a year-long investigation in cooperation with law enforcement in countries including Cabo Verde, formerly known as Cape Verde, Colombia, France, Portugal and the US showed the group brought an estimated 57 tonnes ‚of cocaine to Europe in the…