Intervention, Accountability and Power in International Politics (Content)
Episode 1 – Venezuela’s “three sources of power” Episode 2 – Succession law in practice Episode 3 – The coercive…
Category: Intervention, Accountability and Power in International Politics
Episode 1 – Venezuela’s “three sources of power”
Venezuela’s “three sources of power” after Operation Absolute Resolve 1.1 What happened, and why “arrest” did not settle authority The…
Episode 2 – Succession law in practice
Articles 233–234, “temporary vs permanent absence”, and why legality alone does not transfer power 2.1 Why succession becomes the real…
Episode 3 – The coercive state
Why the armed forces and security services determine whether any transition “works” 3.1 The central proposition Constitutional succession (Episode 2)…
Episode 4 – Who controls the money?
Foreign intervention, recognition politics, sanctions architecture, and the “who controls the money?” problem 4.1 The central proposition In post-shock transitions,…
Episode 5 — International law and legitimacy
Sovereignty, force, and “lawfare” after 3 January 2026 5.1 Why the legal argument matters (and why it is contested) The…
Episode 6 — Money, assets, and “external sovereignty”
How reserves, oil proceeds, CITGO, and SDRs become the real bargaining chips 6.1 The central proposition In a contested transition,…
Episode 7 — “Money inside the country”
Inflation, exchange rates, dollarisation, and why the central bank becomes a political battlefield 7.1 The central proposition When leadership is…
Episode 8 — China’s oil-backed lending model
Repayment mechanics, disruption risk after 3 January 2026, and Beijing’s legal–financial playbook 8.1 The central proposition China’s leverage in Venezuela…
Episode 9 — Ecuador, Sri Lanka, Zambia
Comparative “Debt-for-Resources / Infrastructure-for-Finance” Cases Purpose of this episode To understand what a “China-heavy” creditor profile can mean for a…
Episode 10 — Venezuela’s decision-tree after the January 2026 rupture
Recognition, sanctions, oil-cash control, and debt work-out pathways 10.1 Why a “decision-tree” matters Venezuela’s problem is not a single crisis…
Episode 11 — The domestic power core
Who controls the guns, the files, and the buildings 11.1 The core point In Venezuela’s January 2026 rupture, the decisive…
Episode 12 — Regional diplomacy after a rupture
Why South America fragments, and what the OAS, TIAR, MERCOSUR and CELAC can (and cannot) do 12.1 The core point…
Episode 13 — Operation Condor (1975–1983)
Transnational repression, state terror, and the problem of “plausible deniability” Overview Operation Condor was a covert, multinational system of intelligence-sharing…
Episode 14 — Sheridan Circle (1976)
When Operation Condor Reached U.S. Soil Overview Episode 13 outlined how Operation Condor evolved from intelligence-sharing into a transnational repression…
Episode 15 — Chile (1970–1973)
Electoral Socialism, Covert Pressure, and the Coup that Set the Template 1) Why Chile matters in a “cases” series Chile…
Episode 16 — Brazil (1964)
Operation Brother Sam and the “Contingency Support” Template Overview This episode functions as a structural “prequel” to Episode 15 (Chile,…
Episode 17 — From National Dictatorships to a Regional System (1974–1977)
How Operation Condor Became a “Platform” for Transnational Repression Overview Episodes 15–16 showed how military takeovers in Chile (1973) and…
Episode 18 — Argentina (1976–1983)
The “Dirty War”, Disappearance as State Policy, and the Post-Dictatorship Accountability Arc Overview Argentina’s military dictatorship (1976–1983) is a central…
Episode 19 — Uruguay (1973–1985)
The Civic–Military Dictatorship, Mass Imprisonment, and the Long Struggle over Impunity Overview Uruguay is a pivotal case because it combines:…
Episode 20 — Paraguay (1954–1989)
Stroessner’s “Party–State”, Operation Condor, and the Archives of Terror as Documentary Infrastructure Overview Paraguay is a cornerstone case for this…