Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Steve Yates analyzes the dramatic U.S. action in Venezuela, the arrest of Nicolás Maduro, and the disruption of an illicit oil “ghost fleet" supplying China, Russia, and Iran. The discussion explores why Venezuela’s oil reserves matter so deeply to Beijing, how China’s hemispheric ambitions collided with renewed American resolve, and what the episode signals for future flashpoints—from Taiwan to the South China Sea. A clear-eyed look at geopolitics, energy security, sovereignty, and power projection in an increasingly unstable global order.

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Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/2pOWxsTq9u3pbXVL1hms5r
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/china-desk/id1673496111

#Venezuela #China #USForeignPolicy #Geopolitics #EnergySecurity #OilPolitics #Maduro #GhostFleet #GreatPowerCompetition #USChinaRelations #LatinAmerica #NationalSecurity #Taiwan #GlobalStrategy #ForeignAffairs