America's Century-Long Interest in Venezuelan Oil
This must be about the oil, right? It's a presumption that got lots of airtime this weekend, following the dramatic seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife by US forces. The pair now face drug trafficking and narco-terrorism charges in New York, while observers in both countries are scrambling to interpret the sudden action by President Donald Trump, which followed months of escalating tension between Venezuela and the US.