Capture of President Maduro and His Wife: Venezuelan Oil at the Heart of American Strategy

The announcement by American President Donald Trump that the United States would take control of Venezuela's oil reserves has placed black gold back at the center of global geopolitical debate. This statement was made on Saturday, January 3, in the context of Washington's announcement regarding the exfiltration of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, as well as the launch of an American intervention described as a stabilization operation.