CSIS Issues Commentary: Credible Path to Political Stability Is Indispensable for Trump's Venezuela Oil Aspirations
January 07, 2026
January 07, 2026
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Jan. 6, 2026:
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A Credible Path to Political Stability Is Indispensable for Trump's Venezuela Oil Aspirations
By Clayton Seigle
Following a three-week U.S. naval quarantine that has halted most of Venezuela's oil exports, the Trump administration apprehended Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and declared that the Un . . .
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A Credible Path to Political Stability Is Indispensable for Trump's Venezuela Oil Aspirations
By Clayton Seigle
Following a three-week U.S. naval quarantine that has halted most of Venezuela's oil exports, the Trump administration apprehended Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and declared that the Un . . .