STRAT | 1 DEC 2025 | Rising Flashpoints Reshape Power Dynamics in Venezuela and Ukraine
In this episode of STRAT, retired Marine Intelligence Officer Hal Kempfer examines two rapidly evolving geopolitical flashpoints—Venezuela and Ukraine—each perched at critical strategic inflection points. Venezuela faces mounting U.S. military and diplomatic pressure after President Trump’s declaration closing its airspace and the deployment of a powerful U.S. naval task force to the Caribbean. The situation places both Washington and the Maduro regime in precarious positions as covert operations, international legal concerns, and escalating cartel designations reshape the stakes. Meanwhile…
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