Tag: oil blockade
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Why Trump’s Blockade Might Wreck Venezuelan Economy but Not Topple Maduro
Overview: A Blockade with Strong Economic Bang but Limited Political Shake The prospect of a full blockade on Venezuela’s sanctioned oil vessels, as ordered by the United States, carries significant economic implications for Caracas. Experts warn that enforcing such a measure could intensify currency weakness, accelerate inflation, and disrupt a fragile domestic fuel system. Yet…
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Why Trump’s Blockade Might Wreck the Venezuelan Economy but Not Topple Maduro
Overview: A targeted oil blockade with wide economic reverberations President Donald Trump’s order to blockade all sanctioned oil vessels interacting with Venezuela represents a drastic policy move aimed at strangling the regime’s lifeblood. If strictly enforced, the measure could tighten the screws on the Maduro government by squeezing oil revenues, the country’s primary export, and…