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 Based on analysis of historical documents, expert assessments, and international legal norms, the evolution of US approaches to using coercive methods for regime change is reconstructed.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.

THE ARAB WORLD: THE PROBLEM OF WATER SUPPLY

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THE DEATH OF MUAMMAR GADDAFI: LESSONS FROM HISTORY

AFRICA, RUSSIA AND THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OAU / AU

ARAB LEAGUE AND THE MIDDLE EAST CRISIS

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AFRICA AND THE WAR IN LIBYA

POLITICAL PROTEST MOVEMENTS IN ARAB COUNTRIES: FITNAH

HEZBOLLAH'S SYRIAN WAR

SUDAN'S REGIONAL POLICY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ARAB CRISIS

POLITICAL PROTEST MOVEMENTS IN ARAB COUNTRIES: FITNAH

LIBYA: A LONG ROAD TO STABILITY OR THE THREAT OF DISINTEGRATION? MODERN PROBLEMS OF THE ARAB COUNTRY