Confusion reigns in Caracas after Maduro’s capture by U.S. forces

In the aftermath of U.S. strikes and the capture of Maduro, Venezuelans are struggling to understand what just happened — and what might come next. Source link

Venezuela, Democracy and Oil

One thing is clear after the U.S. raid: Gunboat diplomacy is back, with cascading implications not just for the Americas but for the world. Source link

What might the US do next after Venezuela? | Nicolas Maduro

There are legal concerns about the abduction of Maduro, but little Western criticism. The United States’ abduction of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has been sharply criticised by his allies –…

US ‘running’ Venezuela now seems less likely but second intervention possible | Venezuela

The prospect of the United States seizing direct control of Venezuela appeared to recede on Sunday after the shocking seizure of President Nicolás Maduro – but US officials said Washington…

Trump leads the world into a geopolitical Wild West

Here, might makes right, and laws and rules fall away. Source link

Satellite Imagery Reveals Damage to Venezuelan Base Where Maduro Was Captured

Before-and-after imagery released on Sunday shows that at least five buildings at the complex were destroyed by U.S. forces. Source link

Spanish Empire: Sword and Cross | History

How Spain conquered with armies and missionaries, fusing faith, force and gold into global dominance. This film explores how the Spanish empire built its global dominance by fusing military conquest,…

‘Durham’s other cathedral’: mining union hall reopens after £14m restoration | Trade unions

Outside the impressively grand, Edwardian baroque building in Durham are two wooden benches, each dedicated to men who died too young. They were, the inscription reads, both “sacked and victimised”…

Venezuela contemplates a post-Maduro future

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‘They’re Invading Us’: The U.S. Attack Viewed From Venezuelans’ Cellphones

The videos, filmed on cellphones by people mainly in Caracas and La Guaira, showed the exact moments in which the U.S. air and ground incursion played out in real time.…