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A crude oil tanker is docked at Isla Oil Refinery PDVSA terminal on the island of Curacao, February 22, 2019. | Photo: Reuters

The Spoils of Economic War: How the US, Saudis Profit From Sanctions on Venezuela and Iran

The United States has been playing the role of the world's economic bully. So far, the U.S. has imposed sanctions against Afghanistan, Burundi, Burma, Cuba, North Korea, China, Cyprus, Haiti, Libya, Lebanon, Belarus, Crimea, Eritrea, Iran, Iraq, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Russia, Syria, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Russia, Ukraine, Venezuela, Yemen and Zimbabwe.
Brazilian former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva participates in an academic event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, March 16, 2019. | Photo: EFE

'Leave Venezuela Alone': Brazil's Lula Tells Trump in Interview

In an interview aired Tuesday from the Federal Prison in Curitiba, Brazil, former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva commented on the behaviour of right-wing governments and recommended to the United States President Donald Trump that he takes care of his own country and leave Venezuela in peace.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro called the U.S. decision to sanction US$7 billion in assets from the country's oil sector a "robbery." | Photo: Presidencia

Maduro Denounces Citgo Takeover as 'Robbery'

CARACAS, Jan. 29, 2019 - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says he plans to take legal action against the United States in defiance of a move on Monday by that country to expropriate seven billion dollars in assets from Citgo Oil Company owned by  the Venezuelan state.
G20 Summit: BRICS Pushes For 'Democratic International Order'

G20 Summit: BRICS Pushes For 'Democratic International Order'

High-level representatives of the world's 20 most industrialized countries gathered Friday in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in an attempt to rescue the global economy from its worst crisis in seven decades. Following an informal side-meeting, the heads of state from BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) issued a joint statement calling for the strengthening of multilateral institutions and rules.
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