THE RAID ON VENEZUELA: a margin call of oil, currency, and the American empire
On 3 January, the United States executed Operation Absolute Resolve, a sudden military strike against Venezuela. While Washington framed the mission around narco‑terrorism, drug trafficking, and weapons smuggling, those explanations alone feel inadequate. To grasp its full significance, the raid must be examined through wider lenses: the fragile petrodollar system, the economic pressures beneath it, the geopolitical rivalries it inflames, and the humanitarian consequences it leaves behind.