Richard Hall
Speaking just hours after the successful operation to depose Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump issued a stark warning: “American dominance in the western hemisphere will never be questioned again.”
But the swift removal of Venezuela’s president, and Trump’s promise to “run” the country while extracting its oil wealth for the benefit of American companies, are likely to have ramifications far beyond the Americas.
Venezuela’s importance lies not just in its proximity to the United States, but also in its role as a geopolitical centre of great power competition. It is an energy superpower, a symbol of ideological opposition to the U.S., and it has forged close relations with its enemies. It has also witnessed one of the largest refugee crises in modern history—one that could worsen.
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