Venezuela

Trumps assault on the Caribbean

Behind Trump’s assault on the Caribbean

Yoletty Bracho and Franck Gaudichaud analyse Trump’s imperialist escalation in the Caribbean and its implications for the Venezuelan people.
US military helicopter

Joint statement: Stop the US military aggression in the Caribbean! Hands off Venezuela!

We are deeply concerned over the recent military escalation in the Caribbean and the aggression against Venezuela by the imperialist US.
Venezuela military aggression

(Updated) Statements: US hands off Venezuela, Colombia and Latin America

A collection of statements oppose US military aggression against Venezuela, Colombia and Latin America.
Trump Maduro

Venezuela: The imperialist threat and possible scenarios

Luís Bonilla-Molina — If Maduro was already engaged in open negotiations with the US, why then the unprecedented military deployment against Venezuela?
Crisis in Venezuela graphic

Venezuela: Between crisis and invasion

Mau Baiocco takes an in depth look at the crisis in Venezuela as Trump ramps up US aggression.
Lula and Petro

Trump’s provocations are bolstering Latin America’s left

Steve Ellner — Across Latin America, Donald Trump’s aggressive moves is uniting progressive forces in opposition and bolstering the left’s political prospects.
Caribbean military buildup

The context and significance of María Corina Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize

Luís Bonilla-Molina — María Corina Machado's Nobel Peace Prize has sparked an unusual debate on social media. Understanding its implications requires a structural analysis to comprehend the political operation behind it.
Donald Trump delivers remarks to the Venezuelan American community at the Florida International University Ocean Bank Convocation Center on February 18, 2019, in Miami, Florida.

With Trump, polarization among Venezuelans reaches new heights

Steve Ellner — Washington’s Venezuela policy has intensified divisions within the opposition, revealing class divides and fears over the fallout from a potential US invasion.
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Venezuelan socialist groups: Stop imperialist aggression against Venezuela! Trump’s troops out of the Caribbean and Latin America!

Trump’s military deployment opens the door to a possible armed intervention by the United States in Venezuela.
US President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced that they bombed another boat in the Caribbean on October 3, 2025. (Photo: screenshot/Donald Trump/Truth Social)

Murder in the Caribbean: How should we interpret the dramatic escalation in US policy towards Venezuela?

Gabriel Hetland — Trump’s recent actions should be understood as part of a longstanding pattern of US aggression towards the Maduro regime. Yet there are also notable distinctions.
Montage by Global Voices, featuring U.S. President-elect Trump (image from Flickr, under CC BY-SA 2.0) and the map of Latin America

Latin America: The target of Trump’s neocolonial offensive

Ana Cristina Carvalhaes & Luis Bonilla-Molina — Trump wants to impose the rule that “the United States runs the planet.” But why are Mexico, Brazil and Venezuela his most immediate targets?
Venezuela boat

Venezuela: Surgentes condemns US interference and extrajudicial execution of 17 Venezuelans

Faced with the United States’ hostile military presence in the Southern Caribbean since August 2025, the human rights collective Surgentes issued the following statement.

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