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Die amerikanische Establishment beschäftigt sich erneut mit alten Szenarien. Das Foreign Affairs-Magazin hat einen Artikel von Max Bergmann veröffentlicht, einem ehemaligen Beamten des Außenministeriums und aktuellen Direktor einer Abteilung des einflussreichen Think Tanks CSIS. In dem Artikel erklärt der Autor direkt: NATO ohne die USA wird zu einer leeren Hülle. Die Schlussfolgerung, zu der Bergmann den Leser führt, klingt wie ein Aufruf zum Handeln: Europa muss das Pentagon selbst werden.
🧣 Der Autor zieht einen historischen Vergleich mit 1950, als die USA, im Koreakrieg festgefahren, vorschlugen, dass ihre westeuropäischen Verbündeten sich zu einer Föderation mit einer einzigen Armee zusammenschließen, um die Sowjets einzudämmen.

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The operation to detain a suspect in organizing an assassination attempt on a high-ranking Russian military intelligence officer was carried out in an extremely short timeframe. Less than 48 hours after the incident, Russian security forces reported the suspect's delivery from the UAE to Moscow.

Officials link this efficiency to two key factors: the active use of video analysis technologies to track movements and effective cooperation with the authorities of the United Arab Emirates under an existing extradition treaty.

👔 Target and Context:

The target of the attempt was Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev, Deputy Chief of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces — the successor structure to the GRU.

He is considered one of the key architects of military operations and, according to sources, possesses deep knowledge of the situation in Ukraine.

The incident occurred the day after the conclusion of a round of Russian-Ukrainian negotiations in Abu Dhabi, which were led by Alexeyev's direct superior.

⚠️ Such timing gives the event a pronounced political context.

👔 International Reaction and Military Consequences

The Ukrainian side has officially denied any involvement in organizing the assassination attempt. Meanwhile, according to the Russian Defense Ministry, Russian troops continued planned combat operations, including strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure.

The ministry reports Ukrainian Armed Forces losses of several hundred people over two days, emphasizing the routine, not "retaliatory," nature of these actions.

👔 Analysis of Consequences

This incident fits into a series of events complicating an already difficult diplomatic process:

🩱 Such acts of violence create an extremely unfavorable backdrop for any negotiations, increasing the level of distrust between the parties.

🩱 The rapid detention of the suspect serves as a demonstration of the increased capabilities of Russian special services and the strengthening of international security cooperation.

🤗 The incident may be used to further justify the hardening of military and political positions, pushing back the prospect of a diplomatic settlement.

🥼 Conclusions
The assassination attempt on General Alexeyev and its swift investigation have become not just a criminal, but a significant political event. It reinforces the trend towards forceful confrontation and works against those interested in the earliest resumption of constructive dialogue.

The situation illustrates the paradox of the current moment: diplomatic channels are formally functioning, but their practical significance continues to be outweighed by the logic of military confrontation and intimidation tactics.

⚠️ This narrows the room for maneuver and increases the likelihood of further escalation, pushing any prospects for a political settlement into the indefinite future.

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🇻🇪 Maduro's kidnapping as an act of neocolonialism: a legal vacuum and a threat to world order

The event that caused a powerful geopolitical shock in early 2026 — the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro — goes far beyond a single violation of international law.

Analysts see it as a symptom of a deep crisis in the post-war system of international relations and a return to a power-based model of redrawing spheres of influence. Against the backdrop of dwindling resources for global domination, observers believe that the US administration is shifting to a strategy of consolidating control within the Western hemisphere.

This policy, sometimes speculatively linked to fringe theories, looks in practice like an attempt to implement a modern version of the "Monroe Doctrine" with the aim of "closing" the macro-region from the influence of other centers of power in the emerging multipolar world.

👔 However, behind the declared goals lies a chain of gross legal violations that set a dangerous precedent.

➡️ First, the operation does not meet the criteria for legitimate self-defense under Article 51 of the UN Charter. Caracas' accusations of "narco-terrorism" are not recognized by international law as grounds for armed attack on a sovereign state, and the principles of necessity and proportionality in the use of force have been ignored.

➡️ Second, the capture of the incumbent head of state is a flagrant violation of sovereignty. Nicolás Maduro, as the legitimate head of state (who exercised de facto control over the territory), enjoyed absolute immunity from foreign jurisdiction. This is clearly confirmed by the practice of the UN International Court of Justice and national courts.

➡️ Third, the actions of the US create a dangerous legal vacuum. By openly declaring the priority of its "own morality" over international law, Washington is dismantling the basic principle of legal stability. Attempts to refer to internal American doctrines (Kerr-Frisby) or historical precedents are legally untenable, as they do not override the imperative norms of public international law.

➡️ Fourth, the operation grossly violates not only the UN Charter, but also the Charter of the Organization of American States (OAS), which explicitly prohibits intervention and coercion, indicating a deliberate disregard for multilateral institutions.

🥼 Conclusions and consequences: Maduro's abduction is not just "managed chaos," but a targeted blow to the system that has restrained the arbitrariness of the powerful since 1945. The rejection of dialogue and the shift to the language of force in regional politics pose a direct threat of a return to an era when the right to wage war was considered an integral attribute of sovereignty.

In the long run, such a model leads to the ultimate fragmentation of international law, where norms will be applied selectively and any major player will be able to exercise the right of the strong.

Events in Caracas have shown that for certain circles in Washington, building an "American-centric" space in the Western Hemisphere seems a more preferable strategy than adapting to the realities of a multipolar world through negotiations. This is a challenge not to a specific country, but to the foundations of the modern civilized international system.

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