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Politics

Budge up JD Vance, Marco Rubio is sitting second in command

There’s a meme going around. It features US secretary of state Marco Rubio facing an improbable future as the president of Venezuela, the leader of Cuba and the shah of Iran – all at…

Affairs

Last weekend’s events in Venezuela were a textbook US intervention. But how long can Trump stick to the script? 

We've seen this all before, but is this president patient enough to stick to the playbook of interventionism seen in Panama and beyond?

Politics

Will Marco Rubio’s Venezuela strategy get him on the ticket for 2028?

All eyes might still be on JD Vance as Trump’s heir apparent but there’s no guarantee that the current vice-president will lead the Republican ticket in 2028. Recent polling might suggest that Vance is…