How Maduro’s capture went down – a military strategist explains what goes into a successful special op
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How Maduro’s capture went down – a military strategist explains what goes into a successful special op
Months of preparation and intelligence gathering went into the mission to seize Venezuela’s president in Caracas.
Can the US ‘run’ Venezuela? Military force can topple a dictator, but it cannot create political authority or legitimacy
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Can the US ‘run’ Venezuela? Military force can topple a dictator, but it cannot create political authority or legitimacy
If Washington governs by force in Venezuela, it will repeat the failures of Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya: Power can topple regimes, but it cannot cr...
5 scenarios for a post-Maduro Venezuela — and what they could signal to the wider region
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5 scenarios for a post-Maduro Venezuela — and what they could signal to the wider region
President Donald Trump has said the US will ‘run’ Venezuela until a ‘safe, proper and judicious transition’ can take place. But that still ...
Trump didn’t seek congressional OK before Venezuela attack. A political scientist who wrote the book on the politics of war powers explains the legality:
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I wrote a book on the politics of war powers, and Trump’s attack on Venezuela reflects Congress surrendering its decision-making powers
Congress has a legal, constitutional and even moral responsibility to assert itself as a branch when it comes to military actions by the US, says a...
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Many across the Americas woke up to the news about Venezuela with déjà vu for the US arrest of Panama’s president in 1989. An expert on U.S.-Latin American relations explains what’s different this time:
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A predawn op in Latin America? The US has been here before, but the seizure of Venezuela’s Maduro is still unprecedented
The operation in Venezuela has echoes of Panama in 1989. But in ordering President Maduro’s capture, Trump has broken with long-standing US polic...
Trump did not seek congressional approval before the U.S. attack on Venezuela, raising questions about its legality. Important context from a political scientist on the struggle between Congress and U.S. presidents over authorizing military action.
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I wrote a book on the politics of war powers, and Trump’s attack on Venezuela reflects Congress surrendering its decision-making powers
Congress has a legal, constitutional and even moral responsibility to assert itself as a branch when it comes to military actions by the US, says a...
I study rat nests − here’s why rodents make great archivists
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I study rat nests − here’s why rodents make great archivists
An archaeologist reveals what she learned from sifting through a 200-year-old rat nest recovered from a historic Philadelphia home.
#AI systems began a major shift in 2025 from content creators and chatbots to agents capable of using other software tools and acting on their own. A computer scientist looks at what’s ahead for governance, trust, and reliability.
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AI agents arrived in 2025 – here’s what happened and the challenges ahead in 2026
AI systems began a major shift in 2025 from content creators and chatbots to agents capable of using other software tools and acting on their own.
Loving-kindness meditation isn’t just personal self-care. It also benefits society, a scholar of mindfulness explains. It supports democracy by helping people work with strangers and opponents, not just those they agree with.
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What loving-kindness meditation is and how to practice it in the new year
The practice of this meditation often involves quietly reciting to oneself several phrases that evoke and visualize the beings who will receive lov...