Global context of the recent seizure of Venezuelan oil. By Dr. Fernando Esteche On December 8, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice executed a seizure warrant against the vessel “Skipper” in international waters off the coast of Venezuela. The indictment was based on previous 2022 sanctions against the vessel (when it sailed under the name “Adisa”) for its involvement in ...
Alarming events are taking place in the West, the region of the world which has become the epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic. European countries and the United States are all blaming each other in their panic at having been caught unprepared for the pandemic, lacking the healthcare system and supplies to deal with the crisis. The EU had closed its ...