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Venezuela’s Maria Corina Machado Wins 2025 Nobel Peace Prize
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, recognized for her “tireless work promoting democratic rights for...
As the US decides its next move, Venezuelans continue to suffer under Maduro
In typical Trump fashion, the president is leaving foreign policy analysts guessing on Venezuela. Some are convinced the military buildupoff the coast of Venezuela...
Has the U.S.–Venezuela Conflict Officially Begun?
One month after the announcement, the leaders of both countries took decisive steps. In September 2025, the Trump administration renamed the Department of Defense...
Maduro Expands Security Powers as Venezuela Braces for Possible U.S. Action
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has signed a decree granting sweeping security powers to the armed forces in the event of a U.S. military intervention,...
Pentagon Warns Venezuela After Fighter Jets Approach Destroyer
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Venezuelan F-16 fighter jets conducted a provocative overflight of a U.S. Navy destroyer in international waters, prompting a sharp Pentagon warning against further...
U.S. Strike on Venezuelan Vessel Sparks Legal Debates
Background
On Tuesday, September 2, 2025, the U.S. military launched an airstrike on a vessel in the Caribbean, killing 11 people. President Donald Trump said...
Washington’s Oil Chessboard: Why Venezuela Matters in U.S. Geopolitics
American warships edging closer to Venezuelan waters earlier this year barely made global headlines, overshadowed by louder crises in Ukraine and the South China...
Crisis Brewing in the Caribbean? U.S. Power meets Venezuelan Resistance
Background
Relations between Washington and Caracas have long been tense, marked by U.S. sanctions on Venezuelan officials, accusations of narco-trafficking, and disputes over democracy and...
‘Resource Curse’ in the Oil-Wealth Countries: Lessons from South Sudan, Venezuela, and Indonesia
Countries with abundant natural resources, including fossil fuels, typically experience economic prosperity. For decades, many economists have claimed that resource richness significantly impacts economic...
Power, Protests, and Geopolitics: Venezuela’s Fight for Democracy
The situation in Venezuela, which has remained a focal point of regional and international concern for years, has reached yet another crossroads. As Nicolás...