The statement that sets the board ablaze
Donald Trump has abruptly shifted his rhetoric on Venezuela. What began as a supposed “war on drugs” has now transformed into an open demand for Venezuelan oil and territory. On social media, the US president declared that Caracas's crude oil is a “stolen asset” and that Washington has the right to reclaim it. The ambiguity of the message is as dangerous as its forcefulness: it is no longer about hemispheric security, but about the direct appropriation of strategic resources.