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Venezuela’s New President Moves to Consolidate Power as Divisions Widen
Since the U. S. seized Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, interim President Delcy Rodriguez has focused on consolidating her power. She has appointed loyalists to...
Symbolic Nobel Gesture as Trump Meets Venezuela’s Machado
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to U.S. President Donald Trump during a White House meeting, describing the...
U.S. Tightens Its Grip on Venezuela’s Oil With Another Capture
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U.S. forces seized another Venezuela-linked tanker in the Caribbean, the sixth such vessel targeted in recent weeks, ahead of a critical meeting between...
Blockade Politics: How U.S. Control of Venezuela Is Choking China’s Oil Lifeline
China’s oil imports from Venezuela are expected to decline sharply from February as U.S. enforcement measures disrupt crude shipments. The downturn follows Washington’s declaration...
The Question of Power: Who Governs Venezuela?
A small yet influential group of political and military leaders has been in control of Venezuela, supported by loyalists and security forces. This power...
How Trump’s Assertion of Raw Power Is Reshaping the Global Order
He has ousted Venezuela’s leadership, expressed desires to control its vast oil reserves, and issued military threats to other Latin American states. There are...
Venezuela Resumes Oil Exports, Begins Reversing Production Cuts
Venezuela's state oil company has started reopening some wells previously shut due to a U.S. embargo, allowing crude exports to resume with two shipments...
Why Trump is Reopening Venezuela’s Oil to the U.S. Market
The United States is moving to reopen Venezuelan oil exports just weeks after a U.S. military operation removed former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro from...
Why Venezuela’s Air Defenses Never Fired: When C4ISR Disarms C2
How can an air defense system cease to function without being destroyed? And what does this apparent inaction reveal about the profound transformation of...
When the Powerful Break the Rules, No One is Safe
The images from Caracas in January were jarring, not because Latin America is unfamiliar with upheaval, but because of who crossed the line and...