Why Venezuela was only the beginning – Yanis Varoufakis & Wolfgang Munchau | The Econoclasts

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In today’s Venezuela special, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau expose the reality behind the abduction of Nicolás Maduro and the dawn of a ‘Donroe Doctrine’ that signals the end of international law. As the first days of 2026 unfold, could Trump’s gangster-style intervention actually be emboldening Putin and Xi, and are Greenland and Canada truly the next targets on the list? And in a ‘Putinized’ West where European leaders remain non-entities, is this merely a regime change in Caracas, or a strategic flooding of the zone designed to shatter the transatlantic alliance and usher in a new era of transactional warfare?

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//TIMECODES//

00:00 – 01:19 – Intro
01:19 – 04:11 – Venezuela and International Law
04:11 – 06:59 – ‘Putinising’ the West
06:59 – 09:01 – European Reaction and Dependency on the U.S.
09:01 – 12:24 – Oil Politics and Trump’s Power Base
12:24 – 14:05 – Renewables, China & Trump’s Strategy
14:05 – 16:56 – Panama, Iraq & Venezuela: Intervention Parallels
16:56 – 20:17 – Quick Wins & Opportunistic Strategy: Trump’s New Playbook
20:17 – 23:15 – Domestic Distraction & MAGA Management
23:15 – 27:00 – Trump’s Mafia Boss Mentality
27:00 – 30:40 – Gangsterism or Global War? Trump vs. Harris
30:40 – 32:36 – “Gentleman” vs. “Gangster” Diplomacy
32:36 – 32:59 – Conclusions

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