Tag: Nicolas Maduro

Donald Trump uses both hands to play with Venezuela’s destiny.

[T]he country that wrote the rules decides it no longer wants to follow them.

[P]ower politics ... is the principle of the right to use force wherever the interests of the U.S. require it.

What we are witnessing is not merely a foreign policy crisis. It is a stress test of sovereignty itself, staged as spectacle.

[W]hat is illegitimate is any attempt to seize the natural resources of Venezuela and impose puppet leaderships on it.

Whether George HW Bush or Donald J Trump, Americanimperialism is unabated—the pathetic excuses and the violentshock-and-awe tactics don’t matter; the results do.

[T]he Trump administration appears to have lowered its reservations about using force, prompting concern within the international community.

[T]he Bolivarian revolution must continue to forge its path. Surrender is not part of the victorious legacy of Simón Bolívar .

By any measure, the brief, yet highly effective U.S. operation in Venezuela was an audacious act.

When the hegemon leaves legitimacy behind, only strength remains. And that ... is not a sign of power.