Oil is part of the reason Trump invaded Venezuela. But the bigger reason is classic imperial power politics.
Venezuela and the Trump Administration’s “Hemisphere First” Agenda
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Latin America & Caribbean
The Power Play President
For Trump, peace negotiations and military operations are simply different means to the same end: total control.
Out-Scooped by Trump
The U.S. attack in Nigeria did indeed point to the operation to kidnap Venezuela’s head of state.
CBS Pulls Report Challenging Trump Foreign Policy
What’s behind the canceling of the 60 Minutes story on El Salvador?
Asking the Right Questions When Lawless U.S. Officials Go on a Murder Spree
What we are witnessing in the Caribbean and elsewhere today has been years in the making. Who will put a stop to it?
Private Rule vs. Public Sovereignty in the Western Hemisphere
Donald Trump has embraced deregulatory models that give corporate actors greater leverage in shaping public policy.
The Geopolitics of Trump’s Venezuela Campaign
Is Trump about to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys?
There They Go Again in Venezuela
Trumping up a non-existent threat to menace a country most Americans couldn’t find on a map
Trump’s Aggression Toward Venezuela Should Be Setting Off Alarm Bells
It’s looking a lot like the run-up to the Iraq war — only this time, the allegations are even more bogus and easily disproven.
Venezuela Isn’t the Global Threat, Trump and Rubio Are
Will the U.S. government push forward with regime change in Venezuela?