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Venezuela - Page 2

October 29, 2026
Columns/Geopolitics

To the victor belong the oils

On Sunday, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado returned home after ten months in exile. In the time since she last set foot on Venezuelan soil, the United States arrested authoritarian leader

Business

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado returns from exile

Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado returned to Venezuela on Sunday after nearly 10 months abroad, drawing thousands of supporters onto the streets of Caracas and presenting a fresh challenge to the US-backed interim government

October 26, 2026

Venezuela Oil Output Hits Highest Level Since 2019 Amid US Energy Deal

Business

Venezuela’s oil production reached 1.252 million barrels per day on 23 October, its highest level since 2019, according to state oil company Petróleos de

Venezuela’s Socialist Housing Dream Collapses

Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

When an earthquake struck northern Venezuela on 24 June, several 12-storey apartment blocks in OPP Caribe, a state-backed housing settlement on the coast near

US Takes Control of Venezuela’s Oil

August 29, 2026
Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

US President Donald Trump has announced an unprecedented move to secure majority control, through private companies, over more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuela’s proven oil reserves, saying the arrangement will more

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Venezuela’s 31 Tonnes of Gold Become Bargaining Chip in Power Talks

August 19, 2026
Business

More than 30 tonnes of Venezuelan gold held at the Bank of England could become a crucial bargaining tool in negotiations between the Venezuelan government and opposition, as the United States seeks

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Venezuela Appears to Abandon Maduro as Talks With Opposition Advance

August 19, 2026
Business

Venezuela’s government made no demand for the release of former president Nicolás Maduro during nearly two weeks of negotiations with the opposition this month, in what the Financial Times described as the

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Venezuela: Don’t Blame the Victim

August 13, 2026
Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

“Nothing is easier than to be idealistic on behalf of others.” Karl Marx, 1858 Under cover of night, the US military kidnapped the lawful Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife and

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US-Backed Venezuela Transition Talks Resume as Machado Remains Outside Negotiations

August 6, 2026
Diplomacy/Geopolitics

Negotiations aimed at paving the way for a political transition and future elections in Venezuela are resuming this week as representatives of the government and opposition return to the negotiating table under

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Earthquake in Venezuela: The Struggle to Survive

July 4, 2026
Columns/Geopolitics

On 24 June, Venezuela was celebrating two important holidays: the 205th anniversary of the Battle of Carabobo, the battle that sealed the country’s independence, and the feast of St. John the Baptist,

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The Earthquake in Venezuela and the Politics of Disaster

July 3, 2026
Columns/Geopolitics

On 24 June 2026, a set of back-to-back earthquakes rocked Venezuela, just months after the United States bombed the capital city and kidnapped President Nicolás Maduro and National Assembly member Cilia Flores. The year

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Venezuela Bets on $100 Billion Energy Revival as Caracas Prepares for Landmark Global Summit

June 4, 2026
Business

Venezuela is set to host its largest-ever international energy investment summit from 26 to 29 October 2026 in Caracas, marking a significant step in the country’s efforts to attract foreign capital and

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US Continues to Blow Up Small Boats

May 8, 2026
Columns/Geopolitics

A US military strike on May 4 killed two mariners in an alleged “narco boat” campaign which now has a cumulative death toll of at least 188. The pace of extrajudicial executions

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Venezuela’s Window of Opportunity for Economic Recovery

April 30, 2026
Defence/Diplomacy/Editor's Choice

Although progressives are rightly concerned about US-coerced compromises and concessions, it is equally important to understand the resilience and continuing successes of Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution. Focusing only on the half-empty aspect of

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After the US Bombing, a Venezuelan Community Under Siege Speaks

April 24, 2026
Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

The large-scale US airstrike on Venezuela was unprecedented in modern history. The surprise attack forcibly kidnapped President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, First Combatant Cilia Flores, from Fort Tiuna on the outskirts

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Venezuela’s Interim Leader Escalates Pressure, Demands Total End to Sanctions

April 20, 2026
Diplomacy/Geopolitics

Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodríguez has intensified calls for the complete removal of international sanctions, declaring that lifting more than 1,000 restrictive measures is essential for the country’s development and sovereignty. Speaking

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Maduro Falls, and Venezuela’s Elite Faces a Shadow Purge

April 19, 2026
Editor's Choice/Geopolitics/News

President Nicolás Maduro’s removal from power, carried out in a swift and unprecedented operation by U.S. Special Forces, has triggered a sweeping and often quiet restructuring of Venezuela’s political order, according to

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Venezuela Breaks Isolation as IMF Returns and Billions Hang in Balance

April 17, 2026
Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

Venezuela has taken a decisive step back onto the global financial stage, announcing the resumption of relations with the International Monetary Fund after a six-year rupture that symbolized its deep international isolation.

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Venezuela and European Union Forge New Economic Alliance Amid Diplomatic Reset

April 17, 2026
Business

Venezuela and the European Union have taken a significant step toward deepening economic and technological cooperation following high-level meetings held in Caracas on April 16. Venezuelan authorities and EU representatives agreed to

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