The article reports that the United States launched a military invasion of Venezuela on January 2, removing President Nicolás Maduro and taking control of the country’s vast oil reserves. The U.S. Department of Energy announced that it will now fully oversee all Venezuelan oil sales. President Donald Trump justified the action by claiming Venezuela had stolen American-built oil infrastructure and declared that U.S. companies would re-enter Venezuela to modernize its oil industry.
Venezuela holds the world’s largest proven crude oil reserves, estimated at 303 billion barrels, accounting for 17–20 percent of global supply. The country’s nationalization of oil in 1976 and the socialist policies of former President Hugo Chávez led to decades of tension with Washington. U.S. sanctions and Venezuela’s declining production weakened its economy and military, leaving it vulnerable to external aggression.
The author argues that the invasion marks the breakdown of the international rules-based order and a return to power-based dominance. The piece warns that weaker nations, including Bangladesh, must strengthen military and diplomatic capacity to protect sovereignty in an increasingly aggressive global environment.
মেহেদী হাসান প্রকাশ : ১০ জানুয়ারি ২০২৬, ০৮: ০০ মেহেদী হাসান দুর্বল কোনো দেশের কাছে যদি মূল্যবান সম্পদ থাকে আর সে সম্পদ রক্ষার উপযুক্ত ব্যবস্থা না থাকে, তাহলে সেই সম্পদই দেশটির জন্য বড় ধরনের বিপর্যয় ডেকে আনতে পারে। ভূলুণ্ঠিত হতে পারে দেশটির স্বাধীনতা
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