Trump’s Venezuela oil deal ignores infrastructure failure in Caracas
The promise of cheap oil is always intoxicating—a siren song sung directly into the ears of an electorate desperate for relief.
By Bram de Vries ·
oil deal — Lorien Times
Trump and Delcy Rodríguez trade Venezuela’s sovereignty for US capital
The language used—"historic," "biggest oil deal in world history"—is designed to make you feel small, like a child who just witnessed the opening of a massive, shiny toy store. It is not.
By Imani Sutton ·
Delcy Rodríguez's 25-year deal confirms American extraction interests
The moment a great power decides that global resources are merely commodities to be negotiated away from the sovereign state, it ceases to be diplomacy and becomes simple extraction.
By Emilio Quesada ·