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  The Conversation - FR : Venezuela
17  avril     12h47
Trump’s coercive tactics in Latin America evoke era of gunboat diplomacy - and the rise of anti-imperialism it helped spur
   The interwar years in Latin America saw a remarkable flourishing of left-wing political thought aiming to challenge US dominance. That could offer...
06  avril     12h22
What is CREC and how does it shape Pete Hegseth’s religious rhetoric?
   Hegseth is a member of the CREC, whose beliefs are rooted in a 20th-century movement called Christian Reconstructionism. The movement calls for the...
23  mars     12h24
Trump’s Venezuela solution’ to Cuba would see the island nation returned to a client state
   If President Trump gets his way, the future of the US and Cuba will look very much like a partnership of unequals.
20  mars     12h39
Overconfidence is how wars are lost’ lessons from Vietnam, Afghanistan and Ukraine for the war in Iran were ignored
   The Trump administration’s miscalculation of Iran is the latest entry in an old and lethal tradition in international politics: the catastrophic gap...
06  mars     13h39
Venezuela’s fragile environment faces rising risks as US pushes for oil and critical minerals and illegal gold mining spreads
   The Orinoco Basin is one of the most biodiverse places on the planet. It’s also rich in oil, gold and critical minerals crucial to modern technology.
28  février     21h22
Despite massive US attack and death of ayatollah, regime change in Iran is unlikely
   President Trump has appealed to Iranians to topple their government, but a popular uprising is unlikely to defeat current leadership or the...
18  février     17h01
Why big oil is not interested in Venezuela
   Donald Trump said he would unleash’ the country’s resources.
12  février     13h20
Exiled Iranians and Venezuelans may well support regime change - but diasporas don’t always reflect the politics back home
   Diasporas are often treated by media and policymakers as monolithic blocs, but the reality is more complicated.
11  février     15h19
Catatumbo’s Care-Land’: how local initiatives sustain humanitarian relief amid escalating violence in Colombia’s borderland with Venezuela
   In Colombia’s coca-cultivating Catatumbo region on the border with Venezuela, community care and survival efforts amid escalating violence are in a...
26  janvier     13h44
A more complete Latin American history, including centuries of US influence, helps students understand the complexities surrounding Nicolás Maduro’s arrest
   High school students in the US often learn about Latin America through the lens of the US, as a main character that exerts power.
22  janvier     13h34
Hacking the grid: How digital sabotage turns infrastructure into a weapon
   The US used a cyberattack to turn off power in Caracas during the raid to seize Maduro. The US grid is also vulnerable to this kind of attack.
21  janvier     01h41
Trump wants to send troops into Mexico. The land grab of the Mexican-American War makes this politically untenable’
   In the one-sided Mexican-American War, the US seized over 55% of Mexico’s land - including what today is California, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada and...
20  janvier     13h31
American border crackdown forces Venezuelan migrants on a perilous journey back south
   New research on Venezuelan migrants being forced back south from the U.S.-Mexico border raises key questions about safety and security for these...
19  janvier     17h15
A year on from his second inauguration, Trump 2.0 has one defining word: power
   The president loves exercising power in the United States and abroad. But he’s tanking in the polls - and the November mid-terms may clip his wings...
    13h28
Chavismo has adapted before - but can Venezuela’s leftist ideology become US friendly and survive?
   The ideology named after former Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez became more authoritarian under Nicolás Maduro. Can the country’s new leader steer it...
15  janvier     13h41
How is China viewing US actions in Venezuela - an affront, an opportunity or a blueprint?
   Beijing may benefit from the US retreat from international norms and a vision of a world split into sphere of influence.’
    13h40
Most of the 1 million Venezuelans in the United States arrived within the past decade
   Most of the 1 million Venezuelan immigrants in the US arrived relatively recently.
    13h36
Before Venezuela’s oil, there were Guatemala’s bananas
   US lawmakers who opposed Guatemala’s democratically elected leaders alleged communist subterfuge. They didn’t mention the United Fruit Company’s...
14  janvier     13h28
The drug threat’ that justified the US ouster of Maduro won’t be fixed by his arrest
   There is no evidence that US intervention in Venezuela will lead to a meaningful reduction in drugs flowing into the United States.
13  janvier     18h39
Why unlocking Venezuelan oil won’t mean much for US energy prices
   Political chaos, sanctions and technical mismanagement of the oil industry may have taken a heavy toll on the industry.
    14h08
The Colombian border is one of the biggest obstacles to building a new Venezuela
   The Colombia-Venezuela border has long fuelled cycles of violence in Colombia. It’s now the main sticking point in any Venezuelan efforts to...
12  janvier     13h13
What Cubans want - and what they are bracing for, following Trump’s threats
   As the situation in Venezuela unfolds, Cubans will watch closely.
    13h13
Venezuela’s oil industry has flailed under government control - Mexico and Brazil have had more success with nationalizing
   US oil companies have never stopped investing and operating in Venezuela’s petroleum industry, despite many changes in the terms of their engagement.
    04h00
Venezuela’s leader may be gone, but his regime remains - with a new chief in Washington
   The interim president, Delcy Rodrà guez, is consolidating her power and has signalled a willingness to work with the Trump administration.
09  janvier     16h44
What lies ahead for Latin America after the Venezuela raid?
   Several other Latin American countries now sit squarely in Washington’s crosshairs.