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The removal of President Nicolás Maduro carries profound implications not only for Venezuela’s future but for regional geopolitics, US policy, and global energy markets. Follow this page as our scholars track and analyze the latest developments.
The US intervention in Venezuela may jeopardize both the flow of discounted Venezuelan oil to China's teapot refineries and the role of Chinese oil companies in Venezuela’s upstream business.
Venezuela holds 70% of Latin America's natural gas reserves, which it could export to Colombia and Trinidad to increase revenues.
Models can predict catastrophic or modest damages from climate change, but not which of these futures is coming.
The US intervention in Venezuela may jeopardize both the flow of discounted Venezuelan oil to China's teapot refineries and the role of Chinese oil companies in Venezuela’s upstream business.
In discussing the dramatic seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, over the weekend, President Donald Trump declared that the United States would now “take back” the country’s oil. Yet he has offered little clarity on what exactly this means.
The country could see a relatively rapid recovery of some oil production, depending on the leadership that emerges.
The Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) at Columbia University SIPA today announced that Dr. Zainab Usman has joined as senior research scholar and managing director for international...
The Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) at Columbia University SIPA today announced new research and operations team personnel including Robin Millican, who most recently served as Head...
The Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) at Columbia University SIPA today welcomed four new distinguished visiting fellows who will add extensive energy and geopolitical expertise from the...
The Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) at Columbia University SIPA today announced new personnel additions who will bring extensive experience from government, think tanks, and the private...
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Early on January 3, 2026, the United States apprehended Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife and removed Maduro from power. Maduro was transported to New York, where he now faces federal charges of narco-terrorism and drug trafficking.