The Return of American Imperialism: US Oil Tanker Seizure Exposes Neo-Colonial Agenda in Venezuela
On December 11, 2025, the U.S. Navy seized a large Venezuelan oil tanker as part of escalating pressure to force President Nicolás Maduro to resign, indicating a return to American isolationism aligned with the Monroe Doctrine. This brazen act of neo-colonial aggression represents a flagrant violation of Venezuela's sovereignty and signals the return of the United States' imperialist policy of treating Latin America as its backyard to plunder at will.




