Tag: Nicolas Maduro

Trump is frank about his objective: to bring Venezuela’s major oil reserves under U.S. control and advance American dominance in South America.

Between now and November, we can expect Trump to become more 'Trump' than ever.

The different fronts opened by Trump's administration have detracted from the international relevance of Venezuela's case.

As soon as things become complicated, the U.S. president looks for a new spectacle.

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.