67 h. ago The New Food Powers: How China and Russia Are Filling America’s Retreat

The New Food Powers: How China and Russia Are Filling America’s Retreat  War on the Rocks

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1 week ago Why Iran may not be the next Venezuela despite twin threat from protests and Trump

The recent US strike against Venezuela is likely to deepen the Iranian leadership’s concerns about further intervention from Washington but analysts do not expect the leadership will be targeted directly in the same way as Nicolas Maduro. They pointed to the higher geopolitical stakes in the Middle East compared with Latin America and the greater role played by China, Russia and other countries. Before the abduction of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, the leadership in Iran had already been...

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1 week ago Not just oil: is Trump’s Venezuela takeover also about critical minerals?

Not just oil: is Trump’s Venezuela takeover also about critical minerals?  South China Morning Post

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1 week ago US ouster of Maduro prompts region to reassess China – and Trump’s next move: analysts

The US military operation that captured Venezuela’s president on Saturday is likely to force governments across Latin America to reassess how far China and Russia can protect their partners when Washington decides to act, according to analysts, as the United States signals a more assertive approach to the region. The operation, which removed President Nicolas Maduro and placed Venezuela under a US-managed “transition”, marked the most direct American military action in Latin America in...

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1 week ago US ousting of Maduro prompts region to reassess China – and Trump’s next move: analysts

The US military operation that captured Venezuela’s president on Saturday is likely to force governments across Latin America to reassess how far China and Russia can protect their partners when Washington decides to act, according to analysts, as the United States signals a more assertive approach to the region. The operation, which removed President Nicolas Maduro and placed Venezuela under a US-managed “transition”, marked the most direct American military action in Latin America in...

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1 week ago After Trump’s Venezuela takeover, China’s investors prep for Latin American era of anxiety

Chinese companies operating in Latin America are bracing for greater uncertainty rather than abrupt rupture, as Washington moves to reassert dominance in the western hemisphere following the ousting of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, according to analysts. This sense of caution comes amid intensifying US efforts to curb China’s footprint in strategic resources, infrastructure and trade across the region. “There is little doubt that a Trump-style Monroe Doctrine is aimed squarely at...

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1 week ago China, Russia say, 'Thank you, America!' after Trump's Venezuela takeover

China, Russia say, 'Thank you, America!' after Trump's Venezuela takeover  The Economic Times

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