Geopolitics
The Caracas Calculus: How a US Oil Deal Targets OPEC and Sovereign Territory
The recent US-Venezuela oil deal has given Washington a direct financial stake in Venezuela's oil sector and simultaneously positioned it to influence both the Essequibo border dispute and Venezuela's potential exit from OPEC, revealing a calculated move to reshape regional energy geopolitics. This is a brazen act of economic imperialism, using capital as a weapon to dismantle sovereign alliances like OPEC and manipulate long-standing territorial disputes to serve Western energy interests, all while masquerading as commercial diplomacy.
