Sanctions and Economic Warfare

Venezuela: The Limits of Gunboat Diplomacy

January 24, 2026 UNAC Editor China, Colonialism, Monroe Doctrine, Neocolonial Economic Dominance, Paths to Emancipation, Political Analysis, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, U.S. Aggression

by Sara Flounders, published on Workers World, January 14, 2026 January 11. It’s now eight days since U.S. gangsters kidnapped Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and First Revolutionary Combatant and former President of the Venezuelan National Assembly Cilia Flores. It’s a month after the Dec. 6 White House release of its National Security Strategy document, with its so-called Trump Corollary to[…]

The Bolivarian Legacy, from Hugo Chávez to Nicolás Maduro

January 19, 2026 UNAC Editor Anti-Imperialism, Book Review, Colombia, Democracy and Consent, Resistance, Revolution, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Socialism, U.S. Aggression, Venezuela

by Ann Garrison, published on Black Agenda Report, January 14, 2026 Attorney Dan Kovalik is an attorney representing Colombian President Gustavo Petro. He is also author of The Plot to Overthrow Venezuela: How the US Is Orchestrating a Coup for Oil. Skyhorse Publishing brought the paperback book back into print after the US kidnapped Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.[…]

Economic Warfare and the imperialist Stranglehold on Iran

January 18, 2026 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Censorship and Propaganda, Economic Collapse, Hybrid Warfare, Imperialism, Iran, Resistance, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Shortages of Supplies, U.S. Aggression, Venezuela

by Gary Wiilson, published on The Struggle/LaLucha, January 11, 2026 Shuttered stalls in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar amid a rapid collapse of the rial in January 2026, as imperialist economic warfare disrupted daily life and paralyzed trade. On the morning of Jan. 8, Zahra Mohammadi stood in line outside a bakery in southern Tehran for three hours. When she finally reached[…]

Stand with Venezuela

January 4, 2026 UNAC Editor Action!!, Breaking News, International Law, Neocolonial Economic Dominance, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Statement, U.S. Aggression, US Hypocrisy, Venezuela

Resist US-Led War Movement Stands with Venezuela, Statement, January 3, 2026 The Resist US-Led War Movement stands in solidarity with the people of Venezuela, the Bolivarian revolution and the Venezuelan people’s right to resist and defend their sovereignty! The US’ criminal bombardment of Caracas and the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro under the fabricated pretext of “narco-terrorism” is a blatant[…]

Trump Isn’t Planning to Invade Venezuela. He’s Planning Something Worse

December 30, 2025 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Economic Collapse, Hybrid Warfare, Imperialism, International Law, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Social Impact, Venezuela

by Michelle Ellner, published on Common Dreams, December 25 2025 The loudest question in Washington right now is whether Donald Trump is going to invade Venezuela. The quieter, and far more dangerous, reality is this: he probably won’t. Not because he cares about Venezuelan lives, but because he has found a strategy that is cheaper, less politically risky at home,[…]

Who’s the Real Outlaw at Sea? Trump’s Tanker Grab vs. the Houthis’ Anti-Genocide Blockade

December 25, 2025 UNAC Editor Economic Blockade, Hybrid Warfare, International Law, Piracy, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Venezuela, Yemen

by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies, December 22, 2025 The United States has now intercepted multiple Venezuelan oil tankers as part of its escalating aggression against Venezuela, while also destroying dozens of small boats in the Caribbean and Pacific under the banner of “drug enforcement,” killing over 100 people whose identities the U.S. has obscured. At the same time, the Trump administration has threatened a naval[…]

Western Powers Fostered a Theocratic, Sectarian Regime that Now Reigns over Syria

December 22, 2025 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Collapsed States, Counter Revolution, Hybrid Warfare, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Syria, Terrorism

by Ben Arthur Thomason, published on Covert Action Magazine, December 11, 2025 [This is the fourth part of a series on Syria and the effects of CIA intervention there, tied for the one year anniversary of the Syrian “revolution.” See Part I, Part II, and Part III.—Editors] This is a modern day revisit of the Brits bringing the al-Saud family[…]

First International Day Against Unilateral Coercive Measures

December 6, 2025 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Cuba, Nicaragua, Palestine, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, War on the Poor

by Jill Clark Golub and Margaret Flowers, published on Popular Resistance, December 4, 2025 In June of 2025, the United Nations General Assembly designated December 4 as the annual International Day against Unilateral Coercive Measures, urging States to stop using such measures (commonly called “sanctions”) because they violate international law and impose collective punishment. Last night, the SanctionsKill campaign and[…]

End the U.S. Blockade of Cuba!

October 28, 2025 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Caribbean, Cuba, Latin America, Monroe Doctrine, Resistance, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Statement, U.S. Aggression, U.S. Hegemony, United Nations

Editorial from Workers World, October 23, 2025 Since 1992 the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has voted annually on the criminal U.S. blockade of socialist Cuba, which began in 1962. Each year the vote has been overwhelming for ending this blockade as a weapon wielded by U.S. imperialism. It prevents businesses in the U.S. and other countries from trading vital[…]

Unmasking Imperial Hypocrisy: Trump’s 2025 Venezuela Escalation Is a Sham for Oil

October 28, 2025 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Colombia, Monroe Doctrine, Paths to Emancipation, Propaganda, Resistance, Rights of Opressed Peoples, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Venezuela

by Gloria Giullo, published on CovertAction, October 27, 20225 n October 16, 2025, Donald Trump’s second term ignited a reckless campaign against Venezuela, greenlighting covert CIA operations, deploying 4,000 Marines and F-35 jets to the Caribbean, and launching strikes on Venezuelan vessels that have killed more than 27 people—all framed as a fight against drugs and migration. This is no noble mission: It[…]