Wed, Jan 7, 2026

We are now fewer than 30 days from a pivotal shift in global security architecture. The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) – the last remaining bilateral nuclear leash between the US and Russia – expires on February 5, 2026.

In Venezuela, rhetoric has turned into hard numbers. President Donald Trump stated Venezuela would hand over 50 million barrels of sanctioned crude, explicitly noting the proceeds "will be controlled by me." This marks a shift from diplomacy to direct resource appropriation.

The acting Venezuelan government, under heavy US pressure, appears to have capitulated to the transfer as a condition of stability.

Meanwhile, the "buy Greenland" narrative has hardened into a s ...