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šOPINION | Venezuela: Between Imperial Intervention and Class Suicide Joan López and Alejandro Pedregal analyze Venezuela's post-January 3 setbacks and the broader implications for the anti-imperialist struggle. On January 3, 2026, a US military operation in Caracas resulted in the abduction of NicolĆ”s Maduro and more than 90 deaths. In the weeks that followed, Venezuelan authorities advanced a reform of the hydrocarbon law allowing foreign companies to directly market oil production and ending the state monopoly on exports. The reform āeliminates any remaining obstacles to private operational control of that sector.ā This opinion piece links these developments to shifts in economic policy and foreign relations following the change in leadership. Full piece here šš½https://shorturl.at/CniyW #2026OilReform#Chavismo#Sanctions#USVenezuelaRelations