
Ven and the art of hemispheric maintenance: America’s national-security posture
From Economist Podcasts
Published 12/11/2025

From Economist Podcasts
Published 12/11/2025
America’s seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker fits with the stated goals in its new national-security strategy: untrammelled hemispheric dominance. How much of the document is polemic and how much will become policy? The long-run costs of the work-from-home revolution are becoming apparent in many…