Venezuela Analysis || Analysts Steve Ellner and Ricardo Vaz took stock of the US’ military attack against Venezuela and Trump’s oil ambitions in the country.
cf. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/3/act-of-war-expert-rejects-trump-rationale-for-venezuela-attack
cf. https://theintercept.com/2026/01/04/trump-maduro-venezuela-war-media/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZX6HdfrP24
Following overnight U.S. airstrikes on Caracas, the seizure of President Nicolás Maduro, and President Donald Trump’s declaration that Washington will take control of Venezuela’s oil and effectively run the country, analysts Steve Ellner and Ricardo Vaz warn that the operation constitutes an unlawful use of force. They cite the combination of military assault, extraterritorial abduction, resource seizure, and alleged extrajudicial killings at sea as violations of international law and Venezuelan sovereignty.
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