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Venezuela and the End of the “Rules-Based International Order”

by Alexei Shayya-Shirokov

Jan 08, 2026
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Alexei Shayya-Shirokov explains how Trump’s actions may catalyze the undoing of over 30 years of Western soft-power projection.

The recent U.S. intervention in Venezuela—culminating in the dramatic seizure of the Russian-flagged oil tanker Marinera in international waters—has sparked a global debate. While some hail it as a reassertion of American might …

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