#102: Der Blitzeschleuderer – Was will Trump? Was kann Venezuela?

Unser Gast: Toni Keppeler (WOZ-Autor)

Im Zuge seiner radikalen Interessenspolitik für einige wenige hat US-Präsident Donald Trump Venezuela bombardieren, den Präsidenten entführen und etwa hundert Menschen töten lassen. Wie geht es in Lateinamerika weiter?

WOZ – Die Wochenzeitung (Opens in a new window)

Überfall auf Venezuela: Eine Trophäe für den alten Mann (Opens in a new window) Leitartikel von Toni Keppeler (Opens in a new window)

Foreign Policy – Ones and Tooze Podcast: Venezuela, Season 1 | Episode 90 (Opens in a new window) The Trump administration’s apparent planning for a potential regime change in Venezuela is inseparable from that country’s economy. The U.S. government claims that Nicolás Maduro’s regime has become a narcostate, relying on the production and export of drugs to stay afloat. What’s clear is that Venezuela’s traditional reliance on oil revenue has come undone—and that the United States has itself played a role in that development.

Has oil always defined the Venezuelan economy? What accounts for the precipitous fall in Venezuela’s living standards in the past decade? What role do drug cartels play in Venezuela?

Foreign Policy – Ones and Tooze Podcast: The Venezuela Conundrum, Season 1 | Episode 99 (Opens in a new window) Why is the United States inserting itself so aggressively into Venezuela’s affairs? Trump says it’s about oil, but that doesn’t quite add up, according to Adam and Cameron. Plus: Trump's "Donroe Doctrine" and what to make of his threats to Greenland.

Surplus: Venezuela: Imperialismus als Performance (Opens in a new window) Trump inszeniert sich als Imperialist. Doch dem Überfall auf Venezuelas Öl fehlt die kapitalistische Logik.

Amnesty International: Venezuela: Fragen und Antworten zum US-Militärschlag aus menschenrechtlicher Sicht (Opens in a new window)

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