Trump Administration Advances Push for Venezuelan Oil Deals

The Trump administration is advancing new agreements to secure Venezuelan crude oil, aiming to lower domestic fuel prices. Critics argue the policy echoes historical patterns of foreign resource extraction in Latin America.

31 Aug, 02:05 — 31 Aug, 02:05

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Trump’s Venezuela oil grab reprises industry’s neocolonial past

The U.S. exerted outsize power over Latin America and its natural resources through much of the 20th century, stirring popular unrest, coup d'etats and the erosion of democracy.

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Öl-Deal mit Venezuela: Trump verspricht billiges Benzin

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Trump Administration Advances Push for Venezuelan Oil Deals

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Trump’s Venezuela oil grab reprises industry’s neocolonial past

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Öl-Deal mit Venezuela: Trump verspricht billiges Benzin

Trump’s Venezuela oil grab reprises industry’s neocolonial past

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