Photo Credit: The Cradle As the US recalibrates from global hegemony to hemispheric dominance, Venezuela becomes the battleground for an empire in decline – but also for the Global South’s defiance. By Aidan J. Simardone War with Venezuela seems all but imminent. Off its coast, the US has deployed the largest military build-up in the region since 1994. Since Washington’s animosity began in 2002, when the late Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez took office, the question is not “why” but “why now?” With unipolarity in tatters and Eurasian resistance surging, Washington’s last viable project is the consolidation of its so-called “backyard.” Even hawkish institutions realize the US … Continue reading Empire repurposed: Washington’s final frontier is Venezuela