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Global Intelligence Report for Monday, February 2, 2026

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Maduro and Noriega: Assessing the Analogies

Geoffrey Corn

Maduro and Noriega: Assessing the Analogies

Asked if there were any restraints on his global powers, [President Trump] answered: “Yeah, there is one thing. My own morality. My own mind. It’s [...] More

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US President Donald Trump (R) arrives to address the nation, alongside US Vice President JD Vance (L), US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (C) and US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (2nd R), from the White House in Washington, DC on June 21, 2025, following the announcement that the US bombed nuclear sites in Iran.

Global Intelligence Report for Monday, January 12, 2026

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​This combination of pictures created on January 6, 2026 shows Greenland's Head of Government Jens-Frederik Nielsen (L, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on October 8, 2025), and US President Donald Trump (at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on January 3, 2026)

Global Intelligence Report for Wednesday, January 7, 2026

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Nicolas Maduro is seen in handcuffs after landing at a Manhattan helipad, escorted by heavily armed Federal agents as they make their way into an armored car en route to a Federal courthouse in Manhattan on January 5, 2026 in New York City.

Global Intelligence Report for Tuesday, January 6, 2026

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A helicopter carrying Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores arrives at the West Side Heliport on January 03, 2026 in New York City.

Global Intelligence Report for Monday, January 5, 2026

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An MH-6 Little Bird helicopter, piloted by members of the U.S. Army's 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR), flies overhead during a capabilities demonstration at Special Operations Forces (SOF) Week at the Tampa Convention Center on May 8, 2024 in Tampa, Florida.

Global Intelligence Report for Wednesday, December 24, 2025

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Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, speaks after the first working session at the EU summit.

Global Intelligence Report for Tuesday, December 23, 2025

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Members of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) patrol near a Lowe's hardware store in New Orleans, Louisiana, on December 3, 2025.

Global Intelligence Report for Monday, December 22, 2025

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​Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during his annual joint call-in-show and press conference, on December 19, 2025 in Moscow, Russia.

Global Intelligence Report for Sunday, December 21, 2025

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The plane carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives at Dublin Airport on December 1, 2025 in Dublin, Ireland.

Global Intelligence Report for Friday, December 5, 2025

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In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with US special envoy Steve Witkoff and US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner (both not pictured) at the Kremlin in Moscow on December 2, 2025.

Global Intelligence Report for Thursday, December 4, 2025

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US President Donald Trump speaks alongside Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth during a Cabinet Meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC on December 2, 2025.

Global Intelligence Report for Wednesday, December 3, 2025

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