Any prospect of wider economic renewal in Venezuela starts and ends with its energy industry.

There appears to be some kind of alliance between the energy giants in the works, but the extent and legal details remain murky.

The world has changed over the past 50 years. It’s time for US foreign policy to change with it.

The Kremlin will be looking to duplicate its recent Syrian success by propping up the Maduro regime in Venezuela. But just like with Bashar al-Assad, support comes at a price.

The diplomatic showdown between the United States and Venezuela will resonate in global oil prices, but not nearly as much as it might have in previous years.

Russia and China have been the Maduro regime’s most important financial backers. Now both stand to lose if the Venezuelan opposition takes power.

Another attempt at Taliban talks in Afghanistan, Venezuela’s oil industry struggles to fulfil its contracts, and Turkey secures a YPG pullout from Manbij.

Did President Trump’s hard line against Venezuela inadvertently help re-elect Maduro?