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Will the leadership change in Venezuela restart the energy sector?
By Massimiliano Cintura July 20,2026 The U.S. military intervention in Caracas on January 3, 2026, which culminated in the arrest and rapid extraction of then President Nicolás Maduro, has profoundly altered the political and economic balance In Venezuela and beyond. Today, the country is in the midst of a complex transitional dynamic, administered by an interim executive led by Delcy Rodríguez, Vice President under Maduro. Within this new landscape, divergent forces coexist. On one hand, there is international interest in restoring Venezuelan energy capacity and flows, hopefully accompanied by structural reforms; on the other, we have the urgency of managing a chronic human and infrastructural deficiency in Venezuela, dramatically exposed by the inability to respond to the devastating earthquake that struck the country on June 24, 2026.
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THE FUTURE OF NATO: BETWEEN AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN STRATEGY
By Massimiliano Cintura July 17,2026 NATO was founded in 1949 in the aftermath of the Second World War to preserve peace and security across Western Europe and North America and to safeguard the freedom and security of all its members, against all threats, from all directions. Originally consisting of 12 countries, its membership now encompasses 32 allies. The Alliance’s founding principle of collective defense is “an attack against one is considered an attack against all.”
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From Hormuz to Bab al-Mandab: Tehran’s Levers to Gain the Upper Hand in Negotiations
By Ahmad Hashemi July 16,2026 The 40-day joint U.S. and Israeli military operation against Iran, which began on February 28, 2026, made Iran realize that it has a leverage point as important as, if not more important than, a nuclear bomb: its grip on the Strait of Hormuz. By using this control to exert pressure on global energy flows and other trade, Iran was able to extract concessions from the United States and stop the air war. Now, Iran would like to replicate that success and achieve greater deterrence by expanding its influence over the Bab al-Mandab Strait via its Yemeni proxy force, the Houthis.
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Chinese Ship in Baltimore Harbor? Why the Jones Act Matters for Seapower and Innovation
By Rebecca L. Grant, Ph.D., Vice President, Lexington Institute. July 13,2026 On May 21, the Chinese vessel Jin Zhou Wan, owned and operated by Chinese shipping giant COSCO, took advantage of the national security waiver to move a cargo of asphalt from New Orleans, Louisiana, to New Haven, Connecticut, making the delivery on May 28, 2026. Then on June 29, Jin Zhou Wan carried asphalt from New Jersey to the Port of Baltimore. How did a Chinese vessel cut into the coastwise trade? It was all due to an unprecedented, lengthy waiver of the Jones Act.
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More Than Money: How the EU’s Predatory Approach to U.S. Tech and Space Impacts NATO (From Newsmax)
By Rebecca L. Grant, Ph.D., Vice President, Lexington Institute. July 10, 2026 President Donald J. Trump had harsh words for NATO as the Ankara summit began. But as Brigadier General Blaine Holt (USAF, Ret.) pointed out, it’s about more than money. That led to a wider discussion on Newsmax’s National Report of how the European Union’s tactics form a crucial backdrop to the American position at the NATO meetings. To sum up: the U.S. side is well aware that the EU likes to tax American tech companies, and their draft EU space laws seek to box out large constellations operated by the United States.
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Check out GPI Senior Advisor Sean Michael Cox latest interview on TRT World
Check out GPI Senior Advisor Sean Michael Cox latest interview on TRT World where he discussed about "Big NATO summit in Ankara: Trump says he will lift sanction on Türkiye after calling Ankara a vital US partner". #GPI #GPInstitut #NATO #Türkiye #NATOsummit2026
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Check out the latest interview with Paolo von Schirach on Al Jazeera
Check out the latest interview featuring GPI President Paolo von Schirach with Al Jazeera English, where he discusses "US Influence Challenged by Changing Global Order." In this interview, Paolo explores how shifting geopolitical dynamics, the rise of emerging powers, and evolving international alliances are reshaping the global balance of influence. #AlJazeera #Geopolitics #UnitedStates #GlobalOrder #ForeignPolicy #InternationalRelations #WorldPolitics #GlobalAffairs #GPI
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Spectrum Wars: Why There Is No National Security Case for Opening the Lower 900 MHz Band for a GPS Backup
By Rebecca L. Grant, Ph.D., Vice President, Lexington Institute. July 7, 2026 Spectrum is a major responsibility for the Federal Communications Commission, which is why the FCC is in the midst of internal deliberations about whether to open spectrum blocks to help with GPS resilience. The backstory is as follows. In 2025, the FCC set out to explore alternatives to GPS, the satellite global positioning system run by the United States Space Force and used by Americans every day. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr told a harrowing story of the intense solar flares that briefly disrupted GPS receivers and stranded tractors back in May 2024. The FCC inquiry aimed to “explore other Precision Navigation and Timing (PNT) systems that can be complements or alternatives to GPS, with an emphasis on complementary systems.”
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