The United States attack on Venezuela on January 3 should be understood not simply as an unlawful use of force, but as part of a broader shift towards nihilistic geopolitics in which international law ...

Yet 20 years ago, it was the wealthiest country in Latin America. It still has the world’s biggest oil reserves. It should be a happy and prosperous nation. But then Venezuela went socialist.

Half a century ago, Venezuela was one of the world's richest nations. Today, decades of economic collapse have driven nearly a quarter of its population to flee the country. On January 3, the US ...

The rapid collapse and poor maintenance of Venezuela's oil industry, aggravated by U.S. sanctions, have caused a massive and widespread environmental catastrophe with immense volumes of petroleum ...