Geopolitics
The Caracas Calculus: Disaster, Dialogue, and the Disguised Hand of Imperial Ambition
Representatives of Venezuela's interim government and opposition are set to begin formal talks on August 1 aimed at strengthening democratic institutions, a process catalyzed by the US and occurring in the aftermath of devastating earthquakes. This represents another chapter in the long history of US interference in the Global South, using humanitarian tragedy and economic coercion to engineer political outcomes favorable to Washington's imperial interests, while cynically dressing it up as support for 'democracy'.
