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247th American Astronomical Society (AAS) Meeting Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth #401) for Hyperwall Storytelling by NASA experts. Full Hyperwall Agenda below. SUNDAY, JANUARY 4 6:45 – 7:00 PMNancy Grace Roman Space TelescopeDominic Benford7:00 – 7:15 PMStorytelling with NASA: Eyes on ExoplanetsAnjali Tripathi7:15 – 7:30 PMRoman Space Telescope UpdateJulie McEnery7:30 – 7:45 PMThe
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- Can the US ‘run’ Venezuela? Military force can topple a dictator, but it cannot create political authority or legitimacy
by Monica Duffy Toft, Professor of International Politics and Director of the Center for Strategic Studies, The Fletcher School, Tufts University on January 5, 2026 at 12:48 amIf Washington governs by force in Venezuela, it will repeat the failures of Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya: Power can topple regimes, but it cannot create political authority or legitimacy.
- How Maduro’s capture went down – a military strategist explains what goes into a successful special op
by R. Evan Ellis, Senior Associate, Americas Program, The Center for Strategic and International Studies on January 4, 2026 at 4:22 pmMonths of preparation and intelligence gathering went into the mission to seize Venezuela’s president in Caracas.
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by Robert Muggah, Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow na Bosch Academy e Co-fundador, Instituto Igarapé; Princeton University on January 4, 2026 at 12:09 amPresident Donald Trump has said the US will ‘run’ Venezuela until a ‘safe, proper and judicious transition’ can take place. But that still leaves many options.
- A predawn op in Latin America? The US has been here before, but the seizure of Venezuela’s Maduro is still unprecedented
by Alan McPherson, Professor of History, Temple University on January 3, 2026 at 7:05 pmThe operation in Venezuela has echoes of Panama in 1989. But in ordering President Maduro’s capture, Trump has broken with long-standing US policy in Latin America.
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