The ongoing aggression against Venezuela by the United States is not a matter of concern; it is a matter of outright condemnation. What we are witnessing is not diplomacy, not the defence of democracy, and certainly not the upholding of international law. It is a naked, unashamed violation of sovereignty, territorial integrity, and national security, carried out with the arrogance of an empire that believes it is above the very rules it claims to enforce.
The world must stop pretending that we live in a so-called “rules-based international order.” That illusion collapses the moment a powerful nation openly declares entitlement to another country’s resources. When American officials speak casually about Venezuela’s oil as if it were theirs to manage, sell, or secure, sovereignty becomes conditional and respected only when it aligns with Western interests.
Secretary Marco Rubio and his colleagues should stop insulting the intelligence of the global community. The constant misinformation, moral grandstanding, and manufactured justifications are tiresome and transparent. This operation is not about democracy, human rights, or regional security. It is about oil, minerals, strategic dominance, and sending a clear message to the Global South: force still trumps law.
The language of “national security” is merely the old colonial script rewritten. The vocabulary has changed; the logic has not. Venezuela today, someone else tomorrow.
History teaches us that once resource control is normalised through coercion, no nation with oil, gas, lithium, fertile land, or strategic geography is safe. Africa should be watching very closely. Latin America should already know. From Venezuela to Nigeria, the pattern is unmistakable. Interference in governance, elections, contracts, and internal political processes whenever Western interests feel threatened.
African states that continue to align themselves with the US imperial ambitions should be extremely wary. Empire does not reward loyalty; it exploits proximity. Nigeria is already a case study in how “partnership” quickly becomes manipulation. This should be a wake-up call.
There has never been a more urgent moment for a united Global South front against US imperialism than now. The Empire never ended. It simply changed its vocabulary.
The puerile and superficial rhetoric about “democracy” coming from Western officials and pundits is not just ridiculous, it is dishonest. It is impossible for Venezuela, for Latin America, or for the Global South as a whole to practise genuine democracy while the world’s most powerful and deadliest empire is constantly interfering in elections, imposing illegal sanctions, sponsoring coups, and destabilising governments that refuse to submit.
True democracy can’t exist alongside imperialism. The two are fundamentally incompatible.
Even the United States’ own National Security Strategy, most recently reaffirmed in November 2025, makes this clear. Clause after clause openly frames resource security, strategic dominance, and global control as national priorities. The language is polished, but the intent is explicit.
We therefore reject the criminalisation and delegitimisation of Venezuela’s leadership and demand justice for President Nicolás Maduro and his wife. Venezuela’s governance, oil, contracts, and national decisions are not subject to US approval. They belong to the Venezuelan people and no one else.
The United States must stop interfering in Venezuela’s internal affairs immediately and unconditionally. This is not about ideology. It is about international law, dignity, and the right of nations to exist without being bullied, sanctioned, or forced into submission. If sovereignty only applies to the weak when the strong allow it, then international law is nothing more than a weapon of convenience.
The Global South must speak with clarity and courage. Silence is complicity. Neutrality is an illusion. Venezuela is not the problem. Imperialism is!
