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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
A predawn op in Latin America? The US has been here before, but the seizure of Venezuela’s Maduro is still unprecedented The US has launched an unprecedented operation to seize Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who was captured on December 20, 2026, along with his wife Cilia Flores. This operation marks a break from recent US […]
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When it comes to wars − from the Middle East to Ukraine − what we call them matters
When it comes to wars − from the Middle East to Ukraine − what we call them matters The way wars are referred to can signal the speaker’s perspective on who is responsible for the fighting and, therefore, to blame for the death and destruction that follows. Research has shown that scholars use different language […]
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Israel-Iran war recalls the 2003 US invasion of Iraq – a war my undergraduate students see as a relic of the past
Israel-Iran war recalls the 2003 US invasion of Iraq – a war my undergraduate students see as a relic of the past The Israel-Iran war has sparked concerns that it may be reminiscent of the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, a war that many young people today see as a relic of the past. The […]
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