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Trump Takes Venezuela: Oil, power & regime change | Mehdi Hasan & Vanessa Neumann | Head to Head

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Trump Takes Venezuela: Oil, power & regime change | Mehdi Hasan & Vanessa Neumann | Head to Head

Geopolitics & International RelationsDuelAdded 26d ago

This debate centers on the controversial 2026 US intervention in Venezuela, which led to the removal of President Nicolas Maduro and the installation of an interim leadership. The core dispute is whether this intervention was a legitimate move towards democracy or a violation of international law that amounted to a colonial power grab, particularly given US President Donald Trump's subsequent claims of controlling Venezuela's oil. Mehdi Hasan challenges Vanessa Neumann, the Venezuelan opposition's former ambassador to the UK and Ireland, who defends the intervention as a necessary step to end a brutal dictatorship. The discussion explores the implications for Venezuelan sovereignty, the legality and ethics of foreign-led regime change, and the economic motivations behind US involvement, questioning whether Venezuela's future will truly be decided by its own citizens or by external powers.