We’ve been checking in on the economic conditions in Venezuela for about a decade now. In response to the U.S. strike and the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro this weekend, we’re re-surfacing this episode with an update.

An image circulated over media the weekend of Jan. 3 and 4 was meant to convey dominance: Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, blindfolded and handcuffed aboard a U.S. naval vessel. Shortly after the operation that seized Maduro and his wife,

PepsiCo ( PEP) first entered Venezuela in 1940 and worked through the Cisneros group to build Pepsi into the country’s dominant cola brand for several decades until Cisneros abruptly switched the bottling operations to Coca-Cola ( KO) in 1996.

What does history tell us about U.S. actions in Venezuela? NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Stephen Kinzer, author of the book, "Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq."

Closely tied to Washington during much of the Cold War, Venezuela has gone through political upheavals over the years that now make it a major enemy in the eyes of the Trump administration. By Michael Crowley Reporting from Washington Vice President Richard M.

Republican lawmakers are emphatically backing President Donald Trump's administration after the U.S. struck Venezuela and captured its leader, Nicolás Maduro.

Following are key facts about the oil and mining sectors of Venezuela, whose President Nicolas Maduro was captured by U.S. forces on Saturday.

The applause surrounding Caracas should be restrained, not amplified. Strategic maturity lies not in celebrating capability, but in understanding its limits

In this first edition of The World newsletter, we explore why a president who campaigned against “foreign wars” is sending warships to Venezuela. By Katrin Bennhold I am the host of The World. The United States has blown up several boats in the ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Eduardo Gamarra, professor of politics and international relations at Florida International University, about the history of U.S. intervention in Latin America.