Geopolitical Economy Report | Why is USA obsessed with overthrowing Venezuela? Is it oil, China, Russia, socialism, multipolarity? @GeopoliticalEconomyReport | Uploaded July 2024 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
Why has the US constantly tried to overthrow Venezuela's leftist government, backing coup attempts against Presidents Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro? Ben Norton analyzes the role of Venezuela's large oil reserves and natural resources; socialist system; anti-imperialist foreign policy; partnership with China, Russia, and Iran; and leadership in building a multipolar world.

Topics
0:00 Intro
0:14 Oil
1:58 Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution
5:45 Multipolarity
9:49 China
14:09 US sanctions
17:28 Russia & Iran
18:22 Washington says China is biggest threat to US hegemony
19:31 US coups & regime change
20:44 US economic blockade
23:18 BRICS
24:24 De-dollarization
26:29 Latin American regional integration
29:25 US-backed coup attempts
30:24 Natural resources
31:52 Monroe Doctrine: US neocolonialism in Latin America
33:09 Venezuela's key role in challenging US imperialism

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