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President Trump signals a long-term US presence in Venezuela to control its oil reserves, raising fears of a new era of resource-driven neo-colonialism.

Any hopes that the US military intervention in Venezuela would be a quick "in-and-out" operation have been dashed by President Donald Trump himself. In a candid interview, he admitted that Washington’s oversight of the South American nation—and crucially, its oil—could last for years.
The admission marks a definitive shift from "regime change" to what critics are calling "soft annexation." With Nicolás Maduro in a Brooklyn jail cell, the US is not just supporting the interim government; it is effectively the shadow cabinet, dictating economic and energy policy in Caracas.
Trump refused to set a timeline for elections, stating that "only time will tell" how long the US would need to manage the transition. This open-ended commitment is raising alarms in the Global South about the return of neo-colonial protectorates.
Venezuela is now a project, not just a partner. For the region, and indeed for resource-rich nations in Africa, the precedent is terrifying: sovereignty is negotiable if your resources are strategic enough.
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