Venezuela

Following the 3 January US attack on Venezuela and the subsequent abduction of its president, Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump declared that American companies would be “going into Venezuela to…

Tighter US control over Venezuelan exports won't necessarily redirect barrels, reshape trade flows, or alter global supply balances

Venezuela's vice president is known for having a diplomatic style that is confrontational in tone but cautious in substance, and pursuing a strategy that marries public defiance with quiet pragmatism

The US could be secretly negotiating with elements in the government to take charge. The alternative is state and popular resistance, which sets the stage for more military action and insurgency.

The recent recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize has been a fierce critic of Maduro, with Trump saying he has been 'helping her for years'

From close military cooperation to coup attempts and recent literal gunboat diplomacy under Trump, Al Majalla tracks the evolution of the relationship between Caracas and Washington over the decades

Gone are the days when Washington could wax lyrical about democracy while toppling governments and supporting authoritarians. With Venezuela and others, it needs a new playbook.

What began as a locally rooted trade in coca leaves and opium evolved into a transnational system of cartels that challenged governments, corrupted institutions, and destabilised countries