Crude Behavior
Climate One
Crude Behavior: Venezuela and the Global Politics of Oil
- Published
- February 6, 2026
- Duration
- 1h 3m
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- Last updated
- Jun 10, 2026
Discusses On January 3, U.S. forces captured Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, and flew the…
Summary
On January 3, U.S. forces captured Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, and flew them to New York to stand trial for drug trafficking and narco-terrorisim. At the same time, President Trump has not been shy about stating his other motivation for intervening in the country: Back in December, he said, “We had a lot of oil there. As you know …
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On January 3, U.S. forces captured Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, and flew them to New York to stand trial for drug trafficking and narco-terrorisim. At the same time, President Trump has not been shy about stating his other motivation for intervening in the country: Back in December, he said, “We had a lot of oil there. As you know they threw our companies out, and we want it back." So what are the geopolitical ramifications of these actions? And in a world increasingly po