Venezuela is not, and never will be, a protectorate of the United States or any other power. By Freddy Ñáñez, Venezuelan Minister of Communication The following is a statement delivered by the poet Freddy Ñáñez , Minister of Communication of Venezuela, to the World Poetry Movement, on  January 11, 2026, published in spanish here. Translation by UWI. “Every era has ...

Political parties’ reactions and protests against the US attack. The US intervention in Venezuela and the abduction of President Nicolas Maduro have become the top political issue in Türkiye. Television channels, newspapers, social media, politicians, and the public are following developments minute by minute and debating them intensely. Below, we outline the most prominent statements, debates, and developments in Türkiye ...

U.S. foreign interventions, motivated by economic interests, security concerns, and ideology, have frequently led to long-term instability. By Dr. Halim Gençoğlu “If there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world, it is the United States of America. They don’t care for human beings. The attitude of the United States of America is a threat to world ...

The so-called “rules-based order” established after World War II, built on the United Nations, international law, and human rights, etc. is over. By Onur Sinan Güzaltan Political scientist and UWI writer Onur Sinan Güzaltan discussed the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro with Türkiye-based Meltem TV. How do you assess the US attacks on Venezuela and the kidnapping of President ...

Maduro’s abduction was the final nail in the coffin of the post-World War II global order! By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist The Trump administration’s attack on Venezuela, which disregarded international law, and the arrest of President Nicolás Maduro were not only a move to change the regime, but also the final nail in the coffin of the rules-based global order ...

Political situation in Venezuela after the US hijacked President Maduro. By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein, from Caracas / Venezuela I dreamed of airplanesthat clouded the day, just when people were singing and laughing the most. I dreamed of airplanesthat were killing each other, destroying the grace of the clear morning. If I think I was madeto dream of the sun and ...

Interview to Turkish TV channel TV24. UWI author Yunus Soner has travelled various times to Venezuela and spent last year an entire month in the country during the presidential elections. He provided an interview to Turkish TV channel TV24 after the US hijacking of Venezuelan President Maduro. Below is the transcription of the interview. You are someone who knows the ...

UWI author and historian and political scientist Associate Professor Mehmet Perinçek’s assessment on the US attack on Venezuela The attack on Venezuela once again laid bare a fact: the Western world, the Atlantic world, has completely abandoned its founding principles. With this attack, the death of a liberalism that has long been on life support is effectively being declared. Western ...

Russia condemns the attack, while the European Union offers “diplomatic” support to the US. Statements have been issued from Russia and the European Union regarding the US attack on Venezuela. Russia condemned the attacks, while the European Union “diplomatically” and tacitly supported the US attacks. Russia condemns the attacks The Russian Foreign Ministry issued the following statement regarding the US ...

First statement after the attack. In response to the US attack, the Venezuela government made a first written statement. UWI publishes the first official statement from Caracas below. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela rejects, repudiates, and denounces before the international community the grave military aggression perpetrated by the current government of the United States of America against Venezuelan territory and ...

We’ll have to see the repercussions of admirals with over 35 years of service, now commanding aircraft carriers, nuclear submarines, destroyers, and cruisers, ending their careers by destroying small civilian vessels and murdering peaceful fishermen. By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein When Donald Trump was outlining his cabinet after being elected and before taking office, he made one decision: the neoconservatives who ...

Interview to Sputnik Türkiye. UWI author Yunus Soner provided an interview to Sputnik Türkiye on the recent US threats against and the reaction in Venezuela. Below we present the interview as published by Sputnik Türkiye here. Latin America is on the verge of a geopolitical tremor on a scale not seen in many years. The US’s increasing military and political ...