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International Crisis Group

Non-governmental organization

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Nov 24, 2025
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What evidence links Nicolás Maduro to drug trafficking operations?

U.S. law‑enforcement agencies have publicly accused Nicolás Maduro of long‑running involvement with large‑scale cocaine trafficking and narco‑terrorism, including indictments and a U.S. reward offer n...

Dec 1, 2025
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Trump invited the leadership of the Taliban to the White House and to camp David on the anniversary of 9/11

President Donald Trump did announce that he planned to host senior Taliban leaders at Camp David and in Washington in September 2019, then abruptly cancelled those meetings after a Taliban attack; con...

Nov 26, 2025
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Which party has been associated with the most violent incidents in 2024?

Available reporting and analyses indicate that most sources identify right-wing or far-right actors as responsible for the bulk of politically motivated, extremist violence in and around 2024; multipl...

Oct 26, 2025

What role does the Venezuelan government play in drug smuggling operations?

The available evidence indicates that , including indictments alleging coordination with armed groups and management of trafficking networks; U.S. government designations and rewards for information r...

Nov 29, 2025

Has Biden sought Congressional approval for military actions in 2024?

President Biden did not seek a new, standalone congressional authorization for the military actions carried out in 2024; instead, his administration relied on a mixture of prior Authorizations for Use...

Nov 27, 2025

Is Israel bad and Palestine good?

The question "Is Israel bad and Palestine good?" simplifies a complex, decades‑long conflict into moral binaries that available reporting does not support; both sides have committed acts that internat...

Jan 13, 2026

By definition, is trump a terrorist.

The short answer: by settled U.S. criminal law definitions, no—Donald Trump has not been legally adjudicated a “terrorist,” and U.S. law does not permit labeling an individual as a domestic-terrorist ...

Nov 23, 2025

Has President Biden authorized new US military operations since 2021?

President Biden has authorized U.S. military operations since taking office in 2021, including an early 2021 airstrike in Syria/Iraq and multiple counterterrorism and other strikes reported through 20...

Dec 5, 2025

Which Obama-era military actions were authorized under the 2001 AUMF instead of new congressional approval?

The Obama administration relied repeatedly on the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) to justify counter‑terror operations beyond Afghanistan and against groups not explicitly named in...

Jan 16, 2026

What role have U.S. policy actions and sanctions played in companies’ ability to recover compensation from Venezuela?

U.S. sanctions and related policy moves have been a central barrier and occasional lever in companies’ efforts to recover compensation from Venezuela, both by legally isolating Caracas from internatio...

Dec 14, 2025

Which social media accounts drove the spread of Venezuelan influence claims after the 2020 election?

After the 2020 U.S. election, claims that Venezuela helped steal or manipulate the vote propagated widely through social media channels connected to the Trump campaign, allied political actors, and sy...

Dec 8, 2025

Which organizations investigate Venezuelan maritime drug trafficking?

Multiple U.S. agencies — notably the U.S. military (including Navy task forces) and the Drug Enforcement Administration — along with the U.S. Coast Guard, Congress and international bodies are central...

Nov 27, 2025

How do Venezuelan drug gangs modify navigation and fuel systems for long-range smuggling runs?

Available reporting documents broad patterns of Venezuelan-linked smuggling — use of coastal “go-fast” boats, air bridges and Caribbean transshipment hubs — but does not provide technical, step‑by‑ste...

Nov 11, 2025

Are Fulani-Christian conflicts in Nigeria primarily about land disputes or religion?

The conflicts between Fulani herders and predominantly Christian farming communities in Nigeria are ; they are driven chiefly by competition over land, water and grazing rights, while ethnicity and re...

Jan 20, 2026

What independent evidence exists of U.S. leverage (economic threats or military strikes) directly producing ceasefires in the Israel–Iran and Israel–Hamas cases?

The record shows clear temporal links between U.S. military actions, diplomatic pressure and the announcement of ceasefires in both the June 2025 Israel–Iran exchange and intermittent Israel–Hamas pau...

Jan 19, 2026

Which indicators best predict escalation from regional conflict to global war in contemporary nuclear geopolitics?

The clearest predictors that a regional conflict will leap to a global war in today’s nuclear landscape are great‑power entanglement combined with eroding alliance credibility, the breakdown of arms‑c...

Jan 16, 2026

What official international responses were issued after the U.S. operation in Venezuela?

A broad and rapid international reaction followed the U.S. military operation in Venezuela: many governments, multilateral institutions and regional actors condemned what they called a breach of sover...

Jan 13, 2026

Are we headed for world war 111

The world is more dangerous in 2026 than in recent years: experts list multiple high-probability, high-impact regional wars and growing great-power tensions, but most authoritative assessments stop sh...

Jan 3, 2026

What share of cocaine entering the United States comes directly from Colombia vs. trans‑shipped through Caribbean routes in 2024–2025?

Available reporting makes clear that most cocaine consumed in the United States originates in Andean producers — principally Colombia (with Peru and Bolivia playing roles) — but traffickers use a shif...

Dec 18, 2025

What roles do Venezuelan military and security forces play in drug smuggling networks?

Venezuelan military and security forces are repeatedly documented as facilitators and enablers of drug smuggling—most often by guaranteeing safe passage, authorizing flights and ports, and taxing or e...