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Nine months after the January 3 US bombing, Venezuela’s oil revenues are held at the US Treasury and its government has made a sharp political turn. In this anniversary episode, the Venezuelanalysis editorial team asks how to characterize Venezuela’s present reality, and who stands to gain or lose from it. Recorded live to mark Venezuelanalysis’ 23rd anniversary, Episode 48 of the VA Podcast is our first conversation in Spanish, available here with English subtitles. Lead editor Ricardo Vaz is joined by Lucas Koerner, Jessica Dos Santos and Silvana Solano. The discussion starts from what Vaz calls a deeply compromised sovereignty, with US control over the revenues from Venezuela’s main export. Silvana Solano describes a relationship of “transactional coexistence” and argues that 21st century neocolonialism is at its peak. Jessica Dos Santos describes an “era of opacity,” in which Washington and Caracas offer contradictory accounts of the same oil agreement, and criticizes coverage of acting president Delcy…
Nine months after the January 3 US bombing, Venezuela’s oil revenues are held at the US Treasury and its government has made a sharp political turn. In this anniversary episode, the Venezuelanalysis editorial team asks how to characterize Venezuela’s present reality, and who stands to gain or lose from it. Recorded live to mark Venezuelanalysis’ 23rd anniversary, Episode 48 of the VA Podcast is our first conversation in Spanish, available here with English subtitles. Lead editor Ricardo Vaz is joined by Lucas Koerner, Jessica Dos Santos and Silvana Solano. The discussion starts from what Vaz calls a deeply compromised sovereignty, with US control over the revenues from Venezuela’s main export. Silvana Solano describes a relationship of “transactional coexistence” and argues that 21st century neocolonialism is at its peak. Jessica Dos Santos describes an “era of opacity,” in which Washington and Caracas offer contradictory accounts of the same oil agreement, and criticizes coverage of acting president Delcy…
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Venezuela and 21st Century Neocolonialism | VA Podcast Ep. 48
EscuchadoNine months after the January 3 US bombing, Venezuela’s oil revenues are held at the US Treasury and its government has made a sharp political turn. In this anniversary episode, the Venezuelanalysis editorial team asks how to characterize Venezuela’s present reality, and who stands to gain or lose from it. Recorded live to mark Venezuelanalysis’ 23rd anniversary, Episode 48 of the VA Podcast is our first conversation in Spanish, available here with English subtitles. Lead editor Ricardo Vaz is joined by Lucas Koerner, Jessica Dos Santos and Silvana Solano. The discussion starts from what Vaz calls a deeply compromised sovereignty, with US control over the revenues from Venezuela’s main export. Silvana Solano describes a relationship of “transactional coexistence” and argues that 21st century neocolonialism is at its peak. Jessica Dos Santos describes an “era of opacity,” in which Washington and Caracas offer contradictory accounts of the same oil agreement, and criticizes coverage of acting president Delcy…
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The “Donroe Doctrine”: From Haiti to Venezuela | VA Podcast Ep. 47
EscuchadoWhat does the so-called “Donroe Doctrine” mean for Venezuela and the wider region? In Episode 47 of the Venezuelanalysis Podcast, VA Editor Ricardo Vaz speaks with Jake Johnston, Director of International Research at the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), and Jacqueline Luqman, Chairperson of the Coordinating Committee of the Black Alliance for Peace. The conversation examines the increasingly overt character of US intervention in Latin America and the Caribbean, drawing particular attention to the parallels between Haiti’s experience after the 2010 earthquake and Venezuela’s current situation. Among the topics discussed: The “Donroe Doctrine” and what has changed in US policy Disaster capitalism and the politics of reconstruction Foreign control over aid and national resources Venezuela’s revenues and sovereignty The relationship between US foreign and domestic policy US intervention and immigration policy Opposition to military intervention The prospects for resistance and political change…
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Imperialism and Hybrid Warfare from Venezuela to Iran
EscuchadoHow are Venezuela and Iran resisting US imperialism? What role does China play in the emerging multipolar world? In this episode of the Venezuelanalysis Podcast, Ricardo Vaz is joined by VA co-editor Lucas Koerner and scholar Matteo Capasso to discuss imperialism, hybrid warfare, sanctions, sovereignty, deterrence, and international anti-imperialist solidarity. Matteo Capasso is Professor at the School of Country and Region Studies, Northwest University (Xi’an, China), author of Everyday Politics in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (Syracuse University Press, 2023), co-editor of The Imperialist Question in the Middle East and North Africa (Routledge, 2025), Editor-in-Chief of Middle East Critique, and co-editor-in-chief of Global South Studies. The conversation compares the experiences of Venezuela and Iran, examines different forms of US-led pressure and intervention, explores China’s role in an emerging multipolar order, and reflects on the recent International Anti-Imperialist Conference in Lahore, Pakistan.…
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International Solidarity in the Belly of the Beast
EscuchadoIn Episode 45 of the Venezuelanalysis podcast, Ricardo Vaz speaks with Austin Cole and Michela Martinazzi about international solidarity with Venezuela and the challenges of organizing against imperialism from inside the United States. The discussion covers solidarity efforts with Venezuela, escalating attacks abroad and repression at home, the need to connect struggles for justice domestically and internationally, and the difficulties social movements face in building meaningful solidarity and broad coalitions. Guests: Michela Martinazzi: Organizer with Brooklyn Against War and member of the Steering Committee of the International League of Peoples’ Struggle. Austin Cole: National Co-Coordinator of the Black Alliance for Peace and co-coordinator of BAP’s Haiti/Americas Team. Follow Venezuelanalysis for more independent coverage and analysis on Venezuela and Latin America: venezuelanalysis.com/ #Venezuela #InternationalSolidarity #AntiImperialism #Podcast #VAPodcast
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Venezuela's Natural Resources, Oil Reform, and Sovereignty
EscuchadoVenezuela’s January 2026 hydrocarbons law reform marks a major shift in the country’s oil sector. It establishes a more flexible fiscal regime in the name of “international competitiveness,” while expanding the private sector role in extraction, operations, and dispute resolution mechanisms. The reform follows years of US sanctions on Venezuela’s oil industry and coincides with new US licenses allowing Western conglomerates to move into Venezuela's energy sector. Join Blas Regnault, energy policy analyst and consultant focused on oil geopolitics, alongside Venezuelanalysis editors Ricardo Vaz and Lucas Koerner, as they break down the reform, its economic and political context, and what it means for control over strategic resources and national sovereignty.
