Venezuela's Oil Gambit: A Sovereignty Myth?
Delcy Rodriguez, Venezuela's interim president, has been touting the country's "sovereignty" amidst a contentious deal to hand over 65 billion barrels of oil to the United States.
This narrative of sovereignty preservation is a familiar one in Caracas' diplomatic playbook. The US has been exerting significant pressure on Venezuela since the abduction of President Nicolas Maduro in January.