For oil markets, Venezuela is a footnote in an age of abundance. For the Middle East, it’s a reminder that oil pulls geopolitics in dangerous directions.
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For many, the images from Caracas were jarring in their familiarity.
Armoured vehicles on empty streets. The nation’s leader abducted by the United States. A declaration from Washington later that the operation was decisive, necessary and complete – even as President Donald Trump warned of a “second, bigger wave” should resistance emerge.












