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2026 begins with an increasingly autocratic United States rising on the global stage

The U.S. military operation in Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro on Jan. 3, 2026, topped off months of military buildup and targeted strikes in the Caribbean Sea. It fulfills President Donald Trump’s claim to assert authoritative control over the Western Hemisphere, articulated in his administration’s 2025 National Security…

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Venezuela live updates: US may intercept fleeing oil tanker off UK coastline days after Maduro capture

President Trump said the White House needs to ‘fix’ Venezuela after U.S. stealth operation to capture autocratic leader Nicolas Maduro

The Independent UK

As Trump rewrites the rules in Venezuela, NZ faces a foreign policy reckoning

Donald Trump’s seemingly reckless and probably illegal attempt at regime change in Venezuela highlights the need for New Zealand to rethink its current stance toward the United States.

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EU calls for respect of international law as Trump remains vague on Venezuelan transition plan

EU's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas called for 'calm and restraint by all actors' as the Trump administration remained vague on its transition plan for Venezuela after the ousting on Maduro. All member states, except for Hungary, supported the statement released by Kallas on Sunday night.

Euronews

Viral Tulsi Gabbard Post Urging US To Stay out of Venezuela Sparks Fury After Maduro Raid

Resurfaced 2019 Tulsi Gabbard post urging US to stay out of Venezuela sparks backlash after Maduro's capture, exposing deep divides in foreign policy and political accountability.

International Business Times UK

What is the Monroe Doctrine? Here’s how it has shaped U.S. foreign policy for two centuries, including Trump’s ouster of Maduro

It was intended to ward off European colonization or other interference in the Western Hemisphere. In return, the U.S. also agreed to stay out of European affairs.

Fortune

Keir Starmer's Ex-Aide Reveals Alaa Abd El-Fattah Was Whitehall 'Running Joke'—Here's Why

Former advisor Paul Ovenden criticizes UK government's focus on Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, revealing internal skepticism and highlighting lobbying influence over foreign policy.

International Business Times UK

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Trump Fans Turn On White House Over 'Israel First' Foreign Policy Boasts, 'Wasting' Power In 2025

Trump supporters are turning against the White House's 2025 foreign policy focus, with critics claiming the administration has abandoned 'America First' in favor of international engagement and perceived pro-Israel bias, jeopardising the political unity that won the election.

International Business Times UK

The Guardian view on the new Monroe doctrine: Trump’s forceful approach to the western hemisphere comes at a cost

Editorial: Over the holiday period, the Guardian leader column is looking ahead at the themes of 2025. Today, how US foreign policy has dramatically – and alarmingly – turned towards Latin America and the Caribbean

The Guardian - UK

US Foreign Policy Outsourced? Vance Calls Jared Kushner, Trump's Son-in-Law, The Peace 'Investor'

US Vice-President JD Vance's remark calling Jared Kushner the 'investor' in the Gaza ceasefire reflects an unprecedented shift in US foreign policy dynamics, where a private citizen with extensive business ties plays a central diplomatic role.

International Business Times UK

Our king, our priest, our feudal lord – how AI is taking us back to the dark ages

Since the Enlightenment, we’ve been making our own decisions. But now AI may be about to change that, says Joseph de Weck, a fellow with the Foreign Policy Research Institute

The Guardian - UK

Into the void: how Trump killed international law

The rules-based global order, its institutions and value system face a crisis of legitimacy and credibility as the US turns away

The Guardian - UK

Kremlin renews criticism of Europe’s efforts to amend US plan to end Ukraine war

Putin’s top foreign policy aid says proposals could prolong conflict as talks with US negotiators are held in Miami

The Guardian - UK

Trump’s new security strategy exposes the limits of NZ’s ‘softly-softly’ diplomacy

President Donald Trump’s recently-issued National Security Strategy marks a decisive break in United States foreign policy. It also poses an uncomfortable challenge for New Zealand and other countries that have long depended on a rules-based order.

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The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump claims peace deal ‘closer than ever’ but differences on territory remain

US officials said that Kyiv would be offered ‘Article Five-type’ security guarantees in a peace deal

The Conversation

One UK journalist’s close access to Hitler carries a warning about Trump’s media restrictions

Interviewing Hitler opens in Linz, Austria, in 1938: the year before the outbreak of World War Two. Adolf Hitler, who was born in Austria, has just announced the Anschluss, the forced political union of Germany and his birth country. Since seizing power in 1933, he has been overseeing Germany’s rearmament…

International Business Times UK

Trump Allegedly Covers Mystery Bruises With Maybelline, Falls Asleep During Foreign Policy Briefing

Experts question Donald Trump's health after deep purple bruises reappear on his hands, allegedly covered with makeup. The White House insists it's from handshaking.

The Guardian - US

You and me against the world: who was behind Trump’s anti-Europe foreign policy?

The US’s national security strategy, shared last week, claims European immigration will cause ‘civilisational erasure’

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Trump Warns Europe Faces 'Civilisational Erasure' in Leaked Security Document: Report

A leaked US National Security Strategy warns Europe faces 'civilisational erasure, signalling a sharp shift in Donald Trump's foreign policy and alarming European leaders.

Euronews

Three years on, former MEP Kaili still awaits trial in case slammed as 'Belgiangate'

Former EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini was detained this month in a major fraud probe, as ex-European Parliament Vice-President Eva Kaili remains in legal limbo three years after her arrest in the 2022 corruption scandal.

Newslaundry

2025’s hard truth, underlined by year-end Putin visit: India lacks the clout to shape a world in flux

At the end of a year of many setbacks for the Modi government’s foreign policies, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent visit aptly captured the Indian effort to find its centre of gravity in an era of massive geopolitical upheavals.

The Guardian - UK

Look behind the pomp of Putin’s New Delhi visit. The India-Russia relationship has weakened

Modi voiced words of respect, but he is resisting an anti-western, anti-Ukraine stance, despite the foreign policy contradictions, says Chietigj Bajpaee, a senior fellow at Chatham House

The Conversation

What the US national security strategy tells us about how Trump views the world

The White House has released its national security strategy, a document put out by every US presidential administration in order to spell out its foreign policy priorities. These documents are legally required to be released by Congress and are typically written by a committee. Still, they bear the president’s signature…

The Conversation

From evil to upheaval and beyond: How the ‘axis’ metaphor shaped modern geopolitics

The plural of “axis” is “axes,” apparently. And foreign policy types with axes to grind have been making good use of this other meaning, too.

Euronews

Kaja Kallas brushes off Trump's criticism of EU in interview with Euronews

The EU’s foreign policy chief downplayed a controversial US security review suggesting there is “civilisation erasure” in Europe. Kallas called for unity.

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