For Australia and the Indo-Pacific, one of the more consequential and under-recognised takeaways from the United States’ operation in Venezuela is how cyber and digital effects were integrated alongside kinetic force. After Operation Absolute Resolve, …
The United States’ capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro raises issues for us and other US allies. To start, we need to get a few things straight, including the point that the operation was a …
US President Donald Trump’s removal of Nicolas Maduro from power in Venezuela on 3 January has provided the opportunity to show that his national security approach is superior to his predecessors’. Venezuela has been a …
The image was confronting: Venezuela’s President, Nicolas Maduro, handcuffed aboard a US warship, the USS Iwo Jima. It was a moment that made clear 2026 will be no calmer than the year before. From Australia, …
The US apprehension of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on 3 January may not be just a distant anomaly. It could be a rehearsal. When powerful states normalise cross-border seizures and executive-driven interventions, the precedent need …
