Trump’s decision to say the United States will “run” Venezuela after Nicolás Maduro’s capture turns what was already a risky energy gambit into an open experiment in occupation politics built around an extra heavy oil province. It sharpens the impression, in OPEC capitals and across the Global South, that Washington is not merely backing a transition but intends to shape directly how Venezuela’s reserves are governed, marketed, and aligned with United States strategic goals.Paper reserves vs ...

Trump’s decision to say the United States will “run” Venezuela after Nicolás Maduro’s capture turns what was already a risky energy gambit into an open experiment in occupation politics built around an extra heavy oil province. It sharpens the impression, in OPEC capitals and across the Global South, that Washington is not merely backing a transition but intends to shape directly how Venezuela’s reserves are governed, marketed, and aligned with United States strategic goals.Paper reserves vs ...

Venezuela’s political class treated the U.S. raid that removed Nicolás Maduro less as an invasion than as an opportunity. Delcy Rodríguez’s rise and abrupt tone shift make it hard to ignore the possibility of an internal calculation, or at least quiet acquiescence, even if no one has produced a smoking gun. The near absence of Venezuelan military resistance, the fact that the clearly identified dead are Cuban officers guarding Maduro, and the speed with which institutions rallied behind Rodrí...

Venezuela’s political class treated the U.S. raid that removed Nicolás Maduro less as an invasion than as an opportunity. Delcy Rodríguez’s rise and abrupt tone shift make it hard to ignore the possibility of an internal calculation, or at least quiet acquiescence, even if no one has produced a smoking gun. The near absence of Venezuelan military resistance, the fact that the clearly identified dead are Cuban officers guarding Maduro, and the speed with which institutions rallied behind Rodrí...