US EditionWas Trump’s Venezuela Attack All About Oil?
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Venezuelan Artists Speak Out
Happy Armenian Christmas to our readers who celebrate. Remember the days when some of us had to actually convince people that American imperialist adventures like the Iraq War were more about stealing the country's oil than "promoting democracy"? Who needs any convincing now when the American president makes no effort to hide his real intentions?Yes, the US invasion of Venezuela and the abduction of its leader, Nicolás Maduro, are all about seiz…
Was Trump’s Venezuela attack all about oil?
Venezuela has the world’s largest crude oil reserves and now Donald Trump’s removal of Nicolás Maduro and Washington’s effective control of the country has pushed Venezuela to the centre of global politics. At stake is not only a vast energy prize but a bigger shift in how nations compete for resources,, from crude oil to the critical minerals shaping the future of technology. To unpack what Trump’s move really means, what is happening inside Ve…
Trump’s attack on Venezuela points not to the end of the great-power confrontation, but to a shift in how the US handles it: through permanent destabilisation and engineered chaos on the periphery. Thomas Fazi. I was delighted to debut this article in The Telegraph about Trump’s aggression against Venezuela. Here is an excerpt: Once all the layers of propaganda are stripped away, this attack boils down to just one thing: a completely unprovoked …
With more than 300 billion barrels, Venezuela has the largest oil reserves in the world. US President Donald Trump believes that the eviction of the head of state Nicolas Maduro paves the way for the return of the American oil majors to the country. By Marie de Vergès (Le Monde, 2026) For months, the pressure exerted on Venezuela was justified by the United States as a war against drug trafficking. Another priority is now required: access to the…
In the world of wealth, American President Donald Trump bought an important piece of South America, a place where Brazil already had a very important voice. Today, no more. This piece acquired by Trump has much, much, much oil. What seems to explain not only the reason for the military action of the last weekend, which culminated in the spectacular capture of dictator Nicolas Maduro. The same one who presided over a country with more elections t…
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