Foreign Leaders Whose Elimination Has Been Attributed to the United States
Which heads of state have the United States killed?
This article examines the phenomenon of United States involvement in operations to eliminate foreign leaders, which has gained renewed attention in connection with the dramatic events of 2025–2026—the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in a joint US-Israeli strike. Based on analysis of historical documents, expert assessments, and international legal norms, the evolution of US approaches to using coercive methods for regime change is reconstructed. Particular attention is devoted to the contradiction between the official ban on political assassinations and the persistent practice of their application under new legal justifications.
In this article, the phenomenon of the United States' participation in operations to eliminate foreign leaders is examined, which has taken on new resonance in connection with the high-profile events of 2025–2026—the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei as a result of an American-Israeli strike. Based on an analysis of historical documents, expert assessments, and international-law norms, the evolution of the United States' approaches to the use of forceful methods of regime change is reconstructed. Special attention is paid to the contradiction between the official ban on political assassinations and the continuing practice of their use under new legal justifications.
This article examines the critical strategic question of whether Russia possesses the capability to destroy the United States with a nuclear first strike while successfully precluding a devastating retaliatory response. Based on analysis of open-source intelligence, strategic force postures, official statements, and expert commentary, this study deconstructs the technical, operational, and doctrinal dimensions of this question. Particular attention is devoted to the structure of Russian strategic forces, the capabilities of the US nuclear triad and early warning systems, the role of automatic retaliatory systems like "Perimeter," and the fundamental strategic stability paradigm that has defined US-Russian relations for decades.
This article provides a comprehensive examination of the Tomahawk cruise missile, one of the most versatile and widely used precision-guided weapons in the modern military arsenal. Based on analysis of official defense sources, historical combat records, and technical specifications, the article reconstructs the evolution, design, and strategic role of this weapon system. Particular attention is devoted to its guidance technology, combat history, recent modernization into Block V variants, and the geopolitical implications of its potential transfer to Ukraine.
This article examines the complex and enduring nature of Israel's conflicts with its neighboring states and actors. Based on an analysis of historical events, political declarations, international agreements, and contemporary geopolitical analyses, the article reconstructs the multifaceted reasons behind the persistent state of war and tension. Particular attention is devoted to the foundational ideological and territorial disputes, the impact of the 1967 War, the role of the Palestinian issue, the rise of non-state actors, and the recent resurgence of the "Greater Israel" discourse. The analysis also covers the strained relations with traditional peace partners Egypt and Jordan, as well as the challenges to the Abraham Accords framework in the context of the 2023–2026 war.
In this article, the phenomenon of anti-personnel mines as a type of weapon posing a particular humanitarian threat is examined. Based on an analysis of international conventions, statistical data, and historical evidence, a comprehensive picture is reconstructed of the impact of this weapon on civilian populations, the international community's efforts to ban it, and current trends related to the withdrawal of a number of states from the Ottawa Treaty. Special attention is paid to defining anti-personnel mines, their classification, the history of their use, and the current state of the problem.
This article examines the complex and painful question of how the historical memory of the Holocaust influences the policies of the State of Israel toward the Palestinian population of the Gaza Strip. Based on an analysis of public discussions, political statements, human rights organizations' positions, and academic debates, the article reconstructs the multifaceted problem of the relationship between the collective trauma of the Jewish people and the actions taken by Israel during the military campaign that began after October 7, 2023. Particular attention is devoted to the phenomenon of using historical analogies, disputes over the applicability of the term "genocide," and the moral dilemma facing a society that has experienced catastrophe.
This article examines a complex and painful issue regarding the influence of the historical memory of the Holocaust on the policy of the State of Israel toward the Palestinian population of the Gaza Strip. Based on an analysis of public discourse, statements by politicians, positions of human rights organizations, and academic debates, a multifaceted problem of the relationship between the collective trauma of the Jewish people and the actions taken by Israel during the military campaign that began in October 2023 is reconstructed. Special attention is given to the phenomenon of using historical analogies, debates about the applicability of the term 'genocide', and the moral dilemma facing a society that has endured a catastrophe.
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