Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- January 23, 2019

Marta Rodriguez Martinez & Camille Bello, Euronews: Is Venezuela on the verge of a coup d'état? | Euronews Answers

The Venezuelan government and the opposition are measuring their support on the streets of Venezuela this Wednesday after a few days on the edge of the abyss. Ghosts of a military rebellion returned in the wake of the recent swearing in of Nicolás Maduro for a second term.

The Venezuelan National Assembly, the country's de jure legislature that has a resounding opposition majority, yesterday announced its takeover of the executive power, backed by the US government, and the army claimed to have detained dozens of soldiers who rose up against Maduro in Caracas.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- January 23, 2019

Venezuela: what happens now after two men have claimed to be president? -- Tom Phillips. The Guardian

Smolansky: “We Just Need the Armed Forces to Take the Step” -- Cecilia Tornaghi, America's Quarterly

Trump's recognition of Juan Guaido is bold moral leadership on Venezuela -- Tom Rogan, Washington Examiner

Colombia bombing, extradition request roil already stagnant peace talks -- Luis Jaime Acosta, Reuters

Lebanon's political and economic meltdown -- Anchal Vohra, DW

Post–Invasion Nightmare: Taiwan Becomes America’s Enemy -- Wendell Minnick, RCW/National Interest

Signs of a thaw ahead of North Korea-US summit -- Andrew Salmon, Asia Times

China and the Next Space Race -- James Durso, RCD

Economies of China and US are ‘mutually indispensable’ -- Asia Times

Escaping the Kremlin’s Embrace: Why Serbia Has Tired of Russian Support -- Maxim Samorukov, Moscow Times

Merkel and Macron’s Franco-German pact fails to impress EU enthusiasts -- Jean-Michel Hauteville, Handelsblatt

Brexit is seeing the UK thrive while the Eurozone stagnates -- Alex Brummer, Daily Mail

Northern Ireland bomb is a warning we can’t ignore -- Naomi O'Leary, Politico

Does Journalism Have a Future? -- Jill Lepore, The New Yorker

Why Davos is talking about the fight between two absentees -- Simon Robinson, Reuters