Caracas Letters: Understanding and Lessons from the Correspondence
- Politics and media observatories did not record cases of serious concern in any of the Arab capitals after the "Conquest of Caracas." The time when the Arab world...
- But that does not mean for a single moment that no one shook thier head at the sound of the scenes of Nicolas Maduro being led in handcuffs...
- From now on, governments and rulers will think long and hard before whispering and whispering a single "no" against this American behavior or policy.
Politics and media observatories did not record cases of serious concern in any of the Arab capitals after the “Conquest of Caracas.” The time when the Arab world was divided between “revolutionary” and “conservative” regimes ended a long time ago, before the waves of the “Arab Spring” came upon what remained of the generals’ regimes in Syria, Libya, and Yemen… “Washington’s Club of Friends” has expanded greatly, and now covers the Arab region from its surroundings to its Gulf.
But that does not mean for a single moment that no one shook thier head at the sound of the scenes of Nicolas Maduro being led in handcuffs from his bedroom to a cell in Manhattan… Not for fear of reenacting the scene in Caracas in any of our capitals, as that is a highly unlikely scenario, but for fear of losing the “margins” that some of them enjoyed, albeit limited, for freedom of movement and maneuver, with rising hopes for the international community to reach the thresholds of a new world order, based on pluralism. Polarity, and an increased sense of loosening of the “unipolar” grip on international politics and relations.
From now on, governments and rulers will think long and hard before whispering and whispering a single “no” against this American behavior or policy. Arab capitals will make their calculations, time and time again, before taking any step that would arouse the anger of Washington and what it considers to be its highest interests, which must be respected and served, to the last drop.
Something of ideology and strategy
In ideology, 100 years ago, or a little more, Vladimir Lenin spoke of imperialism as “the highest stage of capitalism.” I do not think that,at the height of his diagnosis of the greed of “centralized” capital,he imagined what the savagery and “nakedness” that struck this system in the head and the heart of its system could lead to. Imperialism in our current era, and America in particular, has reached its highest stage of savagery and nakedness, so there is no place in its dictionary for a law. international, there is no respect for state sovereignty, there is no immunity for anyone, and there is no moral restriction that mitigates the intensity of the expression of lust, or the extreme hunger to seize the wealth and capabilities of others, without justification of any kind.. There is no regard for allies, friends, and those closest to them in particular, and there is no tolerance for the enemies whom Trump has threatened, like what he did to Venezuela and its president, and asked them to line up waiting for the next rounds.
Western imperialism won the race in the Cold War, with a combination of means and tools, both hard and soft, with its scientific and technological superiority, and with systems of democratic governance, values and rights.
Imperialism today stands unable to maintain its position at the top of the world and the global economy, with the presence of powerful competitors, economically (China) and militarily (Russia), and washington no longer has a way to maintain its primacy and leadership, accept by resorting to “bullying” and ”bullying” in the words of European leaders, economically by activating unfair sanctions regimes on competitors and opponents, and militarily by resorting to the heavy “club” against the rules of The focus of competing international poles, as happened in Venezuela, and as will happen in other places.
The United States,which emerged after World War II with an economy exceeding half of the world’s economies,today maintains less than a quarter of these economies,and it is indeed only a matter of years until it comes second to the Chinese dragon and loses the “economic match” with Beijing. This is what the leader of global capitalism does not want, and this is what it is working to delay from happening, using methods that are not worthy of the greatest power in the world, a
Caracas Letters highlight Risks of International Intervention
The “Caracas Letters” reveal potential risks and threats associated with international intervention, even if replicating the Venezuelan scenario in other countries is unlikely. One key concern is the ineffectiveness of appealing to the Trump administration regarding violations of international law by the right-wing Israeli government.
specifically, the letters demonstrate that arguments about Israel violating international law, infringing on state sovereignty, and removing leader immunity – the same arguments used regarding Venezuela – were disregarded by the Trump administration.
- key Risk: Appealing to the Trump administration regarding perceived injustices committed by the Israeli government proved ineffective, mirroring the experience in Venezuela.
This suggests a pattern where such appeals may not be triumphant, irrespective of the specific country or situation involved.
