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Delcy Rodríguez — A Woman of Shrewd and Strategic Power and Stuart Young Align

“It was a pleasure meeting with Her Excellency, Delcy Rodríguez, Presidenta Encargada, of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, earlier this week. #personagrata” — Stuart Young Grace Notes Editorial Delcy Rodríguez — A Woman of Shrewd and Strategic Power and Stuart Young Align A Grace Notes reflection on power, diplomacy, energy, regional trust, and the quiet symbolism sitting inside one carefully captioned photograph. There are moments when an image does not ask for analysis. It lands, and something in you already knows this is not just what it looks like. We are looking at Delcy Rodríguez and Stuart Young, but if you have been paying attention—really paying attention—you are not just seeing a handshake in a courtyard. You are seeing where the region has arrived. All the noise, the posturing, the very public war of words, the positioning of the current Trinidad and Tobago government, and the wider influence of the United States all sit...

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Now the War of Words with the Vatican

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐕𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫—𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐫

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