United States International Relations

• After Trump’s Military Victory in Venezuela, Cuba’s Economy Is in ‘Freefall’ - With widespread power outages, medicine shortages and rising food prices, experts say Cuba’s economy has never been worse, with the crisis coming just as the supply of Venezuelan oil is threatened.
• Stephen Miller Offers a Strongman’s View of the World - President Trump’s trusted adviser is casting his hard-right gaze abroad, saying the world must be governed by “force.”
• Justice Dept. Memo Approved Military Incursion Into Venezuela as Lawful - The specifics of the memo are unclear. But Attorney General Pam Bondi told lawmakers in briefings this week that the administration would share the document with them.
• U.S. Pressures Venezuela to Expel Advisers From Cuba, China, Russia and Iran - Secretary of State Marco Rubio was said to have listed the Trump administration’s demands to Venezuela’s new leader, Delcy Rodríguez, in a classified meeting Monday with senior congressional leaders.
• Rubio Tells Lawmakers Trump Wants to Buy Greenland - President Trump has said since his first term that he wants to acquire Greenland, and he asked aides for an updated plan on Monday. European leaders rejected the president’s assertions.
• After Maduro’s Ouster, Marco Rubio Faces the Challenge of Running Venezuela - The secretary of state helped steer President Trump to attacking Venezuela and seizing Nicolás Maduro, and now aims to force the country to give U.S. companies access to its oil.
• How the ‘Donroe Doctrine’ Reinforces Xi’s Vision of Power in Asia - The U.S. assault on Venezuela points to a world where big powers seek to call the shots in their regions, an idea Beijing knows well.
• U.S. Attack to Seize Greenland Would End NATO, Danish Prime Minister Says - Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said President Trump’s threats “should be taken seriously” and warned against action to annex the semiautonomous Danish territory.
• Peace Is Unraveling - As states disregard limits on the lawful use of force, this may be just the beginning of a slide into frequent war.
• Venezuela Braces for Economic Collapse From U.S. Blockade - Venezuela could lose the bulk of its export revenues this year if the U.S. blockade stays in place, according to internal government estimates, a scenario that would set off a humanitarian crisis.