COMMENTARY BY: CENTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS & DEFENSE POLICY

Under Strain: Munich and the Transatlantic Test

This year’s Munich Security Conference is a defining test of transatlantic unity. As Russia pressures Europe and China reshapes the Indo-Pacific, leaders must determine whether the Western alliance can endure mounting strain — or risk drifting further apart.

Greenland and Europe’s Strategic Imperative: Securing the Arctic in a New Era of Great-Power Competition

The “No One Washes a Rental Car” Theory of International Relations & Greenland

After the Sweep: Japan’s Next Chapter Under Sanae Takaichi

A New Dawn in Dhaka: BNP’s Triumph and the Shifting Balance of South Asia

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Venezuela

Americas

As events in Venezuela accelerate following recent U.S. actions, the implications for regional stability, energy markets, and hemispheric security are becoming clearer. CFADP is closely tracking developments and assessing what comes next.

U.S. Control of Venezuela’s Crude Reserves and the Rewiring of Global Oil and Trade

How U.S. authority or decisive leverage over Venezuela’s immense crude reserves may transform global oil markets and trade routes, influencing prices, OPEC+ power, American energy security, and strategic rivalry with China and Russia worldwide today.

By The Center for Foreign Affairs & Defense Policy

The Trump Corollary and Venezuela: Power, Preemption, and the Western Hemisphere

Exploring how a renewed doctrine of American hemispheric dominance is being operationalized through decisive action in Venezuela. The post examines the strategic logic of preemption, energy security, and great-power competition, and assesses the implications of this shift for U.S.–Latin American relations and the broader balance of power in the Western Hemisphere.