Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict This week is the clearest escalation yet in U.S.-Venezuela relations. Trump has allegedly signed a covert-action finding authorizing CIA operations inside Venezuela, moving the U.S. posture from pressure to active shaping. At the same time, there is a carrier group already positioned in the Caribbean, and we’ve seen a revival of back-channel chatter during which Maduro has tested the idea of a 2-3 year transition and which DC has already rejected. Both the covert and military options are now in play for…