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Ah, Venezuela – the soap opera that keeps on giving! Picture this: it's like a messy breakup where one ex (Trump) spent four years trying to make the other ex (Maduro) jealous by hanging out with their rival (Juan Guaidó), only to realize that maybe, just maybe, they should've just talked it out over coffee. Or in this case, over a barrel of oil. Venezuela and Trump: When Oil Romance Goes Wrong During Trump's first rodeo as president, he went full "The Art of the Deal" on Venezuela. His maximum-pressure campaign was basically the diplomatic equivalent of putting all your ex's stuff in garbage bags and leaving them on the front lawn. Sanctions here, sanctions there, sanctions everywhere! It was like watching someone try to open a jar by hitting it repeatedly with a hammer – sure, it makes a lot of noise, but is it really getting you anywhere? But hold onto your empanadas, folks, because Trump 2.0 might be a whole different telenovela! These days, he's a...

Ah, the European Union! That lovely collection of countries who decided that the best way to stop fighting each other was to create enough paperwork to make war seem like the easier option. Well, folks, they're about to face their biggest bureaucratic challenge yet: Trump 2.0 - This Time It's Personal(ity Politics). The European Union's Guide to Surviving Your Difficult American Uncle Picture this: You know that uncle who shows up at family reunions, criticizes everyone's life choices, demands they pay for their own meals, and then complains about nobody visiting him enough? That's about to be America's foreign policy toward Europe. The EU is frantically googling "How to deal with difficult relatives" as we speak. The US-EU relationship is about to become less "strategic partnership" and more "it's complicated" Facebook status. Gone are the days of cozy chats about shared values and mutual understanding. Now it's going ...

Welcome back to everyone's favorite geopolitical soap opera, "As The Middle East Turns!" In today's episode, we're watching the return of Donald Trump to the Iran situation, or as I like to call it, "How to Make Frenemies and Alienate People: The Sequel." The Persian Puzzle: Trump's Middle Eastern Adventure Returns Remember that "maximum pressure" campaign from Trump's first term? It's like when you try to open a jar of pickles by using every muscle in your body, grunting loudly, and then telling the jar it's fired. Well, get ready for Maximum Pressure 2: Electric Boogaloo! This time with extra sanctions and a complimentary set of stern looks. Speaking of memories, Iran certainly hasn't forgotten about that time Trump decided to send General Soleimani on an unexpected one-way trip to the afterlife. That's the kind of thing that tends to stick in people's minds, like that embarrassing thing you did at the office...

Imagine you're trying to build a top-secret superweapon. You need the most powerful components available, but you're under strict sanctions. What do you do? You sneak around, you lie, you cheat, and you try to get your hands on whatever you can. "This component is essential to our project. I need you to replicate it, regardless of the cost." That's basically what Huawei, the Chinese tech giant, has been doing. They've been trying to get their hands on advanced chips that they can use to build their AI systems. And they've been doing it in secret, using all sorts of sneaky tricks. One of the tricks they've been using is to get other companies to make the chips for them. They've been approaching companies like TSMC, a Taiwanese chipmaker, and asking them to produce chips that are similar to the ones they're not allowed to make themselves. It's like trying to build a Ferrari by asking a Honda dealership to make you a car that looks like a F...