Venezuela, U.S. might and the limits of international law
By GEB The brazen invasion of Venezuela by the United States, subsequent arrest of its president and his wife, and their ongoing trial in New York, is clearly redefining the…
The biggest questions about Venezuelan oil
By Anas Alhajji This handout photo released by the Miraflores press office shows Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaking during a 17th meeting of the High Level Joint Commission between the…
That people’s voice be heard: A call to democratic integrity
By Ojo Emmanuel Ademola The test of power in a digital world Every generation faces a defining question: will power answer to the people, or will the people be bent…
Why Venezuela worries Nigerians, plus other pressing matters
By Alabi Williams In the aftermath of the invasion of Venezuela by United States’ forces, on the orders of President Trump, and the extradition of President Nicolas Maduro and his…
Trump’s Hobbesian World Order
By Shlomo Ben-Ami One year into his second presidency, Donald Trump has established himself as the most revolutionary U.S. president in recent history. Whereas “America First” once seemed like an…
How U.S.–Venezuela crisis undermines rules-based order
By Ngozi Egenuka Donald Trump and Nicolás Maduro As the crisis between America and Venezuela unfolds, legal scholars, diplomats and policy experts warn that the incident exposes the fragility of…
‘Maduro’s criminal trial by U.S. globally illegal, act of lawlessness’, lawyers say
Lawyers have criticised the move by the United States government to try the captured Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro, in a Washington court, describing the development as lawless and an act…