Nytimes iconNytimesSep 5, 2026

Trump’s Empire of Extraction Will Backfire

A hazy privatization process will not bring democratic change in Venezuela closer.

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A hazy privatization process will not bring democratic change in Venezuela closer.

A hazy privatization process will not bring democratic change in Venezuela closer. It will push it further away.

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A hazy privatization process will not bring democratic change in Venezuela closer.

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