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A man holds up a Venezuelan flag in front of the sun.
Analysis

Is Venezuela’s transition beginning under Washington’s script?

US-backed negotiations are opening a possible path to democratic elections in Venezuela – even as the country’s most popular opposition leader remains outside the room.

​US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Ankara, Turkey, on July 8, 2026.
What We're Watching

Marco Rubio’s not-so-little role in Venezuela, Millions of Sudanese reluctantly return home, Japan reopens an intelligence agency

Who runs Venezuela these days? According to a detailed new exposé by the New York Times, real power over the oil-rich country lies with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

​People search for casualties under the rubble of a collapsed building in Caracas following earthquakes in Venezuela, on June 25, 2026.
What We're Watching

Earthquake tragedy tests Delcy’s leadership, A strange Pride fixture at the World Cup, Iran strikes a ship in the Strait

The death toll from the Venezuelan earthquakes continues to rise, nearing 600 by Friday morning. But as is often the case with natural disasters of this scale, there will be a political dynamic too.

​Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez attends a meeting with Colombia's Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez and Colombia's Foreign Minister Rosa Villavicencio at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on March 13, 2026.
What We're Watching

Colombia’s Petro to finally meet Venezuela’s Rodríguez, Iran’s foreign minister wants more talks, The US reportedly mulls gift for Argentina

Colombian President Gustavo Petro is set to meet Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez in Caracas today, their first encounter since the US deposed Rodríguez’s former boss, Nicolás Maduro.

Armed security personnel stand guard near the Serena Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 19, 2026.
What We're Watching

Hormuz feud escalates ahead of ceasefire deadline, Saudi halts weapons shipment for Sudanese army, Venezuela’s Machado reiterates election call while in Spain

It’s unclear if the second round of US-Iran talks will go ahead in Pakistan after the US Navy intercepted and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship outside the Strait of Hormuz this weekend.

​People attend a demonstration to demand the release of Venezuelan opposition politician Juan Pablo Guanipa, in Maracaibo, Venezuela, on February 9, 2026.
Analysis

Venezuela’s window is open – but only a little

The freeing and re-arrest of an opposition figure in Venezuela has become a snapshot of Venezuela’s small window for shifting to democracy.

​Sudanese brothers, refugees from el-Fasher, wash clothes at sunset outside the Tine transit camp in eastern Chad, on November 22, 2025.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Sudan’s brutal civil war reaches another dark milestone, US economy adds few jobs, Wildfires spread in Australia, Venezuela releases political prisoners

Venezuela’s new leadership?
GZERO Live

Venezuela’s new leadership?

Is Venezuela entering a real transition or just a more volatile phase of strongman politics? In GZERO’s 2026 Top Risks livestream, Risa Grais-Targow, Director for Latin America at Eurasia Group, examines Delcy Rodríguez’s role as Venezuela's interim president after Nicolás Maduro.

Where things stand with Venezuela: Washington makes its demands
Analysis

Where things stand with Venezuela: Washington makes its demands

It’s been just over 48 hours since US forces conducted a military operation in Caracas and seized Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro, and the future governance of the country – and the US role in it – remains murky.