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Trump Supporters Are Uneasy About Military Actions Against Venezuela

Boz @bloggingsbyboz.bsky.social · 1d

Keep an eye on the policy differences within MAGA over Venezuela. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/u...

Bolivia’s Next President Targets Pragmatic Path Out of Crisis

Boz @bloggingsbyboz.bsky.social · 3d

My comments on Bolivia in Bloomberg: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Fresh off winning Sunday’s election, Bolivia’s next president Rodrigo Paz is blazing a rare centrist path out of his country’s economic crisis, focusing on practical policies over ideological division...

www.bloomberg.com

Boz @bloggingsbyboz.bsky.social · 3d

Most illicit trafficking schemes in Mexico have facilitators who live in the US, Canada or Europe. This fuel scandal is no exception.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...

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Boz @bloggingsbyboz.bsky.social · 5d

The Trump administration is running counter-drug operations in the Caribbean. Marco Rubio wants regime change in Venezuela. While they have tried to conflate the issues, as I write in today's @wpr.bsky.social column, the two narratives are splitting apart.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com/trump-venezu...

Trump’s War Narrative on Venezuela Is Coming Undone

The Trump administration’s rhetoric has shifted toward regime change in Venezuela and a regionalized drug war.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Boz @bloggingsbyboz.bsky.social · 13d

Nobel Winner Vilified by Maduro Regime Vows to Keep Up Her Fight in Venezuela

President Nicolás Maduro has described opposition leader María Corina Machado as a “wild demoness,” a “war criminal,” and “la Sayona,” a vengeful spirit from Venezuelan folklore.

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Boz @bloggingsbyboz.bsky.social · 15d

Many analysts will be tempted today to give a contrarian take about why this Nobel Peace Prize announcement helps Maduro or changes Trump's agenda in some way. That's wrong. This is ultimately positive for Venezuela and deserved by those who fight for democracy.

The U.N.’s Latest Haiti Mission Has Familiar Problems—and a Major Blind Spot

Boz @bloggingsbyboz.bsky.social · 15d

If I ran the Nobel Prize committee, I'd issue a press release tomorrow listing the ten things Donald Trump needs to do during the rest of his presidency to win the Nobel Prize in 2028. Then see if he follows through. They have leverage; he wants to win it. It's worth a shot.

Boz @bloggingsbyboz.bsky.social · 16d

Comment I posted yesterday on substack and Twitter but which didn't fit here. substack.com/@boz/note/c-...

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 19d

The Security Council may be setting up the new U.N. mission to Haiti for failure, just as it did to its predecessor, James Bosworth (@bloggingsbyboz.bsky.social) writes.

The Security Council may be setting up the new U.N. mission to Haiti for failure, just as it did to its predecessor.

The Trump-Appointed Diplomat Accused of Shielding El Salvador’s President From Law Enforcement

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 25d

NEW: A previously undisclosed State Department report and interviews reveal accusations that U.S. Ambassador Ronald D. Johnson shielded Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele from U.S. and Salvadoran law enforcement.

A previously undisclosed State Department report and interviews reveal accusations that U.S. Ambassador Ronald D. Johnson shielded Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele from U.S. and Salvadoran law enforc...

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Boz @bloggingsbyboz.bsky.social · 25d

Updated chart and new map. boz.substack.com/p/a-map-of-h...

A map of how Latin American leaders respond to Trump - September 2025

My analysis is provided in both chart and map form for you to disagree with!

boz.substack.com

Boz @bloggingsbyboz.bsky.social · 25d

It's not surprising that Rubio is pushing for regime change in Venezuela. But this article doesn't suggest they have put together any realistic plan for making it happen. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...

Top Trump Aides Push for Ousting Maduro From Power in Venezuela

Chile Gears Up for Yet Another ‘Change Election’

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 26d

Despite demands to overhaul Chile’s political system, no direction for change has emerged, nor is one likely after upcoming elections, James Bosworth (@bloggingsbyboz.bsky.social) writes.

Despite demands to overhaul Chile’s political system, no direction for change has emerged, nor is one likely after upcoming elections.

U.S. preparing options for military strikes on drug targets inside Venezuela, sources say

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Boz @bloggingsbyboz.bsky.social · 28d

Also, imagine a scenario in which Maduro gives Trump the location of a Tren de Aragua camp inside of Venezuela and invites the US to hit it with air strikes. Absurd? Perhaps in a previous year, but not entirely impossible in the crazy timeline we currently live in.

Boz @bloggingsbyboz.bsky.social · 28d

Probably true, but less consequential than most people think. The most likely scenario is that they'll hit some "TdA" sites, declare mission accomplished, and be done.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

President Donald Trump has not approved any action yet, and the U.S. and Venezuela are talking through Middle Eastern intermediaries, sources told NBC News.

www.nbcnews.com

Amnesty International report accuses Ecuador of 'forced disappearances.' It couldn't come at a worse time for Noboa

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Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · Sep 24

Report accuses Ecuador of 'forced disappearances.' It couldn't come at a worse time for Noboa

National protests kicked off Monday and have spread to the capital as indigenous federation CONAIE calls for a national strike

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National protests kicked off Monday and have spread to the capital as indigenous federation CONAIE calls for a national strike

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · Sep 22

A major scandal offers Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum an opportunity to tackle graft and improve her political position, James Bosworth (@bloggingsbyboz.bsky.social) writes.

Mexico’s Fuel Theft Scandal Is a Blessing in Disguise for Sheinbaum

A major scandal offers Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum an opportunity to tackle graft and improve her political position.

They Helped Oust a Dictator. Now the New Regime Is Coming for Them.

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Boz @bloggingsbyboz.bsky.social · Sep 21

Strong reporting in the NYT about the recent crackdown in Nicaragua that seems to indicate Rosario Murillo consolidating power around herself to prepare for a transition in government www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/w...

Argentina’s Voters Are Running Low on Patience With Milei

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Boz @bloggingsbyboz.bsky.social · Sep 17

I have a clear personal preference for G, but the only correct answer is D, where half the world's population lives.

Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · Sep 16

For the rest of your life, you can only eat food from one of these regions. Which do you choose?

For more maps: brilliantmaps.beehiiv.com/s...

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · Sep 15

A scandal allegedly involving a top adviser and the president’s sister seems like the exact sort of political corruption that Argentinians elected Javier Milei to stop, James Bosworth (@bloggingsbyboz.bsky.social) writes.

A scandal allegedly involving a top adviser and his sister is the sort of political corruption that voters elected Milei to stop.

Trump’s War on Drug Cartels Has Global Implications

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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · Sep 8

The Trump administration genuinely considers the U.S. to be at war with Latin America’s drug cartels.

As James Bosworth (@bloggingsbyboz.bsky.social) writes, the perceived conflict is part of Trump’s broader foreign policy vision of the world.

The war against Latin America’s drug cartels is part of Trump’s vision of the world divided into spheres of influence.