Venezuela

Malfred Gerig looks at why the January 3 US military assault occurred, what the new Delcy Rodríguez government represents and what it all means for Venezuelan sovereignty.

Chris Slee — Several reasons explain US hostility to the Maduro government.

Markela Panegyres — The only force capable of making meaningful cracks in the imperialist and capitalist armour is a mass movement of international ecosocialism.

Luís Bonilla-Molina — The question everyone has asked is: could the January 3 imperialist attack on Venezuela spark a revolutionary response? Subsequent events have shattered that illusion.

Anderson Bean — Trump’s attack on Venezuela should be understood as a stab at “hegemonic crisis management.”

Adam Hanieh on the US kidnapping of Maduro and its consequences for the geopolitical landscape.

William I Robinson — Beyond the seizure of Venezuela’s oil and mineral resources, the January 3 invasion is inscribed within the epochal crisis of global capitalism.

Don Fitz — Greenland is closer to Venezuela than they appear on a map.

Reinaldo Iturriza López — As calls for restoring our violated sovereignty multiply, we should take the time to understand the silence of those with whom sovereignty resides.

Bülent Gökay & Lily Hamourtziadou — The ongoing actions against Venezuela are even more reckless than Bush’s campaign in Iraq, appearing as a disaster waiting to happen.

Luís Bonilla-Molina — Nationalist sentiment is sweeping the country, but it lacks a clear political leadership.

Various statements opposing the US military assault on Venezuela and kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro and National Assembly MP Cilia Adela Flores de Maduro.