There's a massive US naval fleet in the Caribbean, supposedly to fight drug cartels in Venezuela. This article argues that the "war on drugs" is just a cover story. It digs into evidence suggesting the real goal is to overthrow Venezuela's government, control its oil, and reassert American power in the region.

The placid waters of the Southern Caribbean have become the stage for a geopolitical drama of immense scale and uncertain consequence. Since August 2025, the United States has amassed a naval force of staggering proportions in the region, including the world’s largest warship, the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford. This deployment, which accounts for an astonishing 8% of America's entire global naval fleet, features guided-missile destroyers, F-35 fighter jets, MQ-9 Reaper drones, and a nuclear-powered submarine, bringing the total number of military personnel in the area to over 10,000. The official justification for this overwhelming show of force is a renewed "war on drugs", a campaign to interdict cocaine smuggling by what the Trump administration has labelled Venezuelan "narco-terrorist" cartels.

Birgün Gazetesi’nde 9 Mart 2025 Pazar günü yayınlanan, Okay Deprem imzalı “Abhazya tarihi bir kavşakta: Vaatler ile gerçek eylemler arasında” başlıklı makale, ne yazık ki Abhazya ve ülkenin siyasi dinamiklerine ilişkin ciddi yanlış bilgiler ve eksik değerlendirmeler barındırıyor. Bu nedenle, okuyucuların Abhazya’nın jeopolitik konumu ile iç siyasi yapısını doğru kavrayabilmeleri adına, ilgili makalede yer alan hatalı iddiaların arka planına dair gerçekleri ortaya koymayı ve kamuoyunu doğru bilgilendirmeyi amaçlıyoruz.

Opinion – Editorial

The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Abkhazia has announced that Badra Gunba has won the presidential runoff election, securing 54.73% of the vote. His opponent, Adgur Ardzinba, received 41.54%, according to preliminary results.

When Badra Gunba declared victory in Abkhazia’s presidential election, one Telegram channel, RESPUBLICA, put it bluntly:

"We congratulate Abkhazia on the return of Aslan Bzhania."

The wording was no accident. For many in Abkhazia, Gunba’s presidency does not represent a new chapter, but rather a continuation of Bzhania’s rule under a different name. The question is not whether Gunba will follow in Bzhania’s footsteps, but rather whether he was ever anything but Bzhania’s chosen successor.

Opinion – Editorial

Global politics is undergoing a seismic shift. The order once defined by American primacy and liberal institutionalism is unraveling, giving way to transactional alliances and unapologetic realpolitik. At the heart of this transformation lies an unlikely axis: the United States and Russia, whose détente under Trump’s second term is redrawing strategic fault lines. From Europe’s marginalisation to China’s encirclement and the Global South’s precarious balancing acts, this realignment carries profound implications. This article dissects the forces driving this new era and maps its consequences for a world in flux.

Opinion – Editorial

In the long arc of history, the ambitions of great powers have often been inscribed upon the sea. From the maritime empires of Spain, Portugal, and Britain to the naval rivalries of the Cold War, control over strategic waterways has been a defining element of global supremacy. Now, as geopolitical tensions surge in an increasingly multipolar world, the United States finds itself at a critical juncture. Under the leadership of Donald Trump, Washington's renewed interest in Greenland and Panama is more than a diplomatic oddity, it is a calculated move in the great game of maritime dominance.