# weekly brief — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover weekly brief. Page: Feed: --- ## [Venezuela’s Debt Restructuring on Delicate Rails: Will It Work?](https://adamablanco.substack.com/p/venezuelas-debt-restructuring-on) _2026-08-19 · Adam A Blanco · Barbershop Whispers...Las Améяicas_ Stability, Recovery and Transition depend on Washington’s control of Venezuela’s oil revenues and Miraflores’s ability to keep the Chavista coalition and security apparatus intact - money and guns. ## [Las Améяicas · Weekly Brief 34](https://adamablanco.substack.com/p/las-ameicas-weekly-brief-34) _2026-08-17 · Adam A Blanco · Barbershop Whispers...Las Améяicas_ New Colombian President declares economic emergency, Petrobras confirms new hydrocarbons find, Colombia joins Shield of Americas, and YPF files $51 billion LNG joint- venture project under RIGI. ## [Barbershop Whispers...Diario Las Améяicas](https://adamablanco.substack.com/p/barbershop-whispersdiario-las-ameicas-520) _2026-08-14 · Adam A Blanco · Barbershop Whispers...Las Améяicas_ — 14 AUGUST 2026 (Week 33) - YPF files $51 billion LNG project under the RIGI program; former Colombian President Petro allowed to leave the country; Dominican Republic expels Cuban diplomats. ## [A New Agreement, A Broken Plan, and a Widening War in Yemen. The Week's Five Stories](https://mideastpolitics.substack.com/p/a-new-agreement-a-broken-plan-and) _2026-08-14 · Middle East Politics · Middle East Politics Newsletter_ Middle East Weekly Brief - 07.08 - 13.08.2026 ## [Cuba’s Humanitarian Crisis: Another Mariel?](https://adamablanco.substack.com/p/cubas-humanitarian-crisis-another) _2026-08-12 · Adam A Blanco · Barbershop Whispers...Las Améяicas_ Cuba has nearly every ingredient for another Mariel but one: a permission slip. Havana holds it. ## [Las Améяicas · Weekly Brief 33](https://adamablanco.substack.com/p/las-ameicas-weekly-brief-new-colombian) _2026-08-10 · Adam A Blanco · Barbershop Whispers...Las Améяicas_ Week 33: 10 August 2026 ## ["Last chance before decapitation." Trump halts attacks on Iran, the situation in Yemen escalates, and Hamas's disarmament stalls](https://mideastpolitics.substack.com/p/last-chance-before-decapitation-trump) _2026-08-07 · Middle East Politics · Middle East Politics Newsletter_ Middle East Weekly Brief - 31.07 - 06.08 ## [The Cuba Money Opportunity](https://adamablanco.substack.com/p/the-cuba-money-opportunity) _2026-08-05 · Adam A Blanco · Barbershop Whispers...Las Améяicas_ The courts made Cuba's claims winnable; sanctions made them uncollectible. The money is in the paper that converts — and in the unwritten waterfall that decides who gets paid first. ## [The Cuba Money Opportunity](https://adamablanco.substack.com/p/follow-the-money-a-map-of-the-cuban) _2026-08-04 · Adam A Blanco · Barbershop Whispers...Las Améяicas_ The courts made Cuba's claims winnable; sanctions made them uncollectible. The money is in the paper that converts — and in the unwritten waterfall that decides who gets paid first. ## [Las Améяicas · Weekly Brief - Milei submits central bank reform bill, UK court £18.1M judgement against Banco Central de Cuba](https://adamablanco.substack.com/p/las-ameicas-weekly-brief-milei-submits) _2026-08-03 · Adam A Blanco · Barbershop Whispers...Las Améяicas_ Week 32: 03 August 2026 ## [Ultra-Quiet Business Mini (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/6EGBRC1GMFA9) _2026-08-03 · **Sponsored**_ Compact business mini, ultra-quiet for focused work. ## [Mercosur: The Prison and the Spear](https://adamablanco.substack.com/p/mercosur-the-prison-and-the-spear) _2026-07-29 · Adam A Blanco · Barbershop Whispers...Las Améяicas_ A prison you escape. A spear you pick up. Mercosur's two anchors are arguing about which one they are holding. ## [Las Améяicas · Weekly Brief - Nicaraguan President Abolishes Elections, US Tariffs Raised Across South America](https://adamablanco.substack.com/p/las-ameicas-weekly-brief-nicaraguan) _2026-07-27 · Adam A Blanco · Barbershop Whispers...Las Améяicas_ Week 31: 27 July 2026 ## [Diario Las Améяicas · Daily Business Brief](https://adamablanco.substack.com/p/diario-las-ameicas-daily-business-a57) _2026-07-24 · Adam A Blanco · Barbershop Whispers...Las Améяicas_ — 24 July 2026 (Week 30) - More US sanctions on Cuba, US Administration tariffs on Brazil with an effective rate of 37.5%, and $13 billion of oil revenues missing in Venezuela - not the first time. ## [Audentes Fortuna Iuvat: Venezuela's Asset Price Discovery Process Begins](https://adamablanco.substack.com/p/audentes-fortuna-iuvat-venezuelas) _2026-07-22 · Adam A Blanco · Barbershop Whispers...Las Améяicas_ Debt, oil, and permission as Venezuela's assets get their first price in fifty years. ## [Ansar Allah threatens Saudi Arabia as US-Iran strikes continue and Iraq turns to Washington. The Week's Five Stories](https://mideastpolitics.substack.com/p/ansar-allah-threatens-saudi-arabia) _2026-07-17 · Middle East Politics · Middle East Politics Newsletter_ Middle East Weekly Brief - 10.07 - 16.07.2026 ## ["To me, I think it's over." US-Iran Strikes Resume, Hamas Steps Aside, and Macron visits Damascus. The Week's Five Stories](https://mideastpolitics.substack.com/p/to-me-i-think-its-over-us-iran-strikes) _2026-07-10 · Middle East Politics · Middle East Politics Newsletter_ Middle East Weekly Brief - 03.07 - 09.07.2026 ## [Trilateral Framework, Doha Talks, Baghdad Deadline: The Week's Five Stories](https://mideastpolitics.substack.com/p/trilateral-framework-doha-talks-baghdad) _2026-07-03 · Middle East Politics · Middle East Politics Newsletter_ Middle East Weekly Brief - 26.06 - 02.07.2026 ## [Is Hezbollah Lebanon's Only Deterrent against Israel?](https://mideastpolitics.substack.com/p/is-hezbollah-lebanons-only-deterrent) _2026-06-26 · Middle East Politics · Middle East Politics Newsletter_ The Quest for Sovereignty and the Limits of Deterrence ## [Why do Sahel bases fall so often?](https://warmapper.substack.com/p/why-do-sahel-bases-fall-so-often) _2026-06-03 · War Mapper · War Mapper_ Poor base design, insurgent strategy, and a cycle of looting explain why government outposts keep falling. ## [Why the Russian MoD map is wrong](https://warmapper.substack.com/p/why-the-russian-mod-map-is-wrong) _2026-05-28 · War Mapper · War Mapper_ And why it’s probably not as wrong as you thought ## [Trade Bitcoin and Ethereum Today (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/NPmhty3TDr37) _2026-05-28 · **Sponsored**_ Buy, sell, and margin trade BTC and ETH with EUR, USD, CAD, GBP, or JPY. ## [How to spot AI maps](https://warmapper.substack.com/p/how-to-spot-ai-maps) _2026-05-23 · War Mapper · War Mapper_ Some tips on the indications that a map has been generated by AI. ## [US and Nigeria take out key IS leader](https://warmapper.substack.com/p/us-and-nigeria-take-out-key-is-leader) _2026-05-22 · War Mapper · War Mapper_ A joint operation in Borno state has resulted in the death of a global Islamic State leader aas well as other key regional players ## [A secret visit and a secret base](https://warmapper.substack.com/p/a-secret-visit-and-a-secret-base) _2026-05-13 · War Mapper · War Mapper_ As US-Iran negotiations appear fruitless, a hidden base and a denied meeting are revealed. ## [Ukraine: April updates](https://warmapper.substack.com/p/ukraine-april-updates) _2026-05-05 · War Mapper · War Mapper_ A summary of the changes to control in Ukraine over the month of April ## [Islamic State tries its luck](https://warmapper.substack.com/p/islamic-state-tries-their-luck) _2026-04-29 · War Mapper · War Mapper_ As the Malian Army struggles with the JNIM/FLA coalition, IS moves in. ## [Mali Hit by Major Coordinated Offensive](https://warmapper.substack.com/p/mali-hit-by-major-coordinated-offensive) _2026-04-26 · War Mapper · War Mapper_ Cities and military sites across Mali targeted in large-scale offensive operaitons. ## [Iran-US Talks Stall as Trump Extends the Ceasefire and Tensions in the Strait of Hormuz Persist](https://mideastpolitics.substack.com/p/iran-us-talks-stall-as-trump-extends) _2026-04-26 · Middle East Politics · Middle East Politics Newsletter_ Middle East Weekly Brief - 19.04 - 25.04.2026 ## [The Strait Remains Closed](https://warmapper.substack.com/p/the-strait-remains-closed) _2026-04-24 · War Mapper · War Mapper_ What happened after the ceasefire was supposed to open Hormuz. ## [Middle East Weekly Brief - 12.04 - 18.04.2026](https://mideastpolitics.substack.com/p/middle-east-weekly-brief-1204-18042026) _2026-04-19 · Middle East Politics · Middle East Politics Newsletter_ Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz, Lebanon enters a ceasefire with Israel as the two countries hold first direct talks in decades, regional efforts push for diplomacy between the US and Iran ## [Middle East Weekly Brief - 05.04 - 11.04.2026](https://mideastpolitics.substack.com/p/middle-east-weekly-brief-0504-11042026) _2026-04-12 · Middle East Politics · Middle East Politics Newsletter_ Negotiations between the United States and Iran in Pakistan, Lebanon emerges as a test for the ceasefire, Israel continues its ceasefire violations in Gaza as Hamas restarts disarmament talks ## [CLI-first decentralized GPU compute (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/V4X7SeFwARUt) _2026-04-12 · **Sponsored**_ Pay workers or run your GPU for FFmpeg transcode and AI inference. ## [Peace Without Ceasefire: Lebanon, Hezbollah, and the Quest for State Authority](https://mideastpolitics.substack.com/p/peace-without-ceasefire-lebanon-hezbollah) _2026-04-11 · Middle East Politics · Middle East Politics Newsletter_ Why Lebanon's Western-aligned position is insufficient for peace ## [Iran Ceasefire or Kicked Can?](https://warmapper.substack.com/p/iran-ceasefire-or-kicked-can) _2026-04-08 · War Mapper · War Mapper_ The US-Iran pause, the 10-point plan, and a pattern that should look familiar by now