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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...
Edmundo Gonzalez’s exile to Spain marks the latest blow to the opposition
The Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia arrived in Spain on Sunday afternoon, where he has been granted political asylum following a tense hiding...
Maduro wins presidency and Venezuelans mourn freedom
With the recent election victory in Venezuela of Nicolas Maduro, thousands of Venezuelans are mourning the loss of their freedom and rights. Nicolas Maduro...
Political Manipulation Behind Nicolás Maduro’s Victory in Venezuela
Venezuela has been embroiled in a severe political and economic crisis for over a decade, characterized by hyperinflation, widespread poverty, and mass emigration. Despite...
Déjà vu in the Venezuelan Presidential elections
Venezuela is experiencing intense tension due to suspected fraud in the presidential elections held on Sunday. The Venezuelan electoral authority or CNE (Consejo Nacional...
ExxonMobil And A Possible War In South America
On December 3, 2023, a large number of registered voters in Venezuela voted in a referendum over the Essequibo region that is disputed with...
Venezuela is preparing legislation to claim Guyana’s Essequibo region as its own
Tension is growing between Venezuela and Guyana, as Caracas said it is preparing legislation to claim Guyana’s Essequibo region as its own, Al Jazeera...