Interviews 02

Scott Ritter & Pepe Escobar: Trump’s Venezuela Strategy Is Falling Apart
Scott Ritter and Pepe Escobar dissect the Trump administration's aggressive foreign policy, framing recent actions in Venezuela and against Russia as illegal acts of piracy and war, driven by a 'might makes right' doctrine and a strategy to control global resources.

Paul Craig Roberts: The U.S. Is Failing Everywhere (And It’s Getting Worse)
Paul Craig Roberts argues that the United States, under the Trump administration in early 2026, is acting as a rogue state, engaging in lawless resource grabs and regime change through coercion, which risks global war and the destruction of NATO.

Col. Jacques Baud: The World Is Entering a Lawless Era
Colonel Jacques Baud details his personal experience with arbitrary EU sanctions and argues that the world has shifted from a law-based international order to a dangerous, rules-based system dictated by powerful actors, exemplified by US actions in Venezuela and the EU's 'teenager decision-making'.

Col. Larry Wilkerson: America’s Biggest Foreign Policy Mistake Just Blew Up in Venezuela
Colonel Larry Wilkerson argues that the US's intervention in Venezuela sets a dangerous international precedent, accelerates the destruction of the post-WWII global order, and pushes the world towards chaos and potential nuclear conflict.

John Helmer: Simultaneous Strikes in Russia and Caracas—This Was No Coincidence
A geopolitical analyst breaks down the US operation in Venezuela and a drone attack on Putin's residence, framing them as coordinated US challenges to Russian and Chinese influence, and revealing the differing responses from Moscow and Beijing.
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