U.S. President Donald Trump recently stated that the United States had reached an agreement with Venezuela, securing “majority control” over more than 65 billion barrels from Venezuela’s proven oil reserves. Though presented as a corporate cooperation agreement, it is in reality an act of coercive expropriation carried out under the pressure of a stronger power. The “voluntary” consent claimed by the other side is, in truth, anything but.

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