When sanctions fail, power turns to seizure: The unraveling of the western coercive order
By Peiman Salehi for the Cradle The recent escalation in US–Venezuela tensions is often framed narrowly in tactical terms: the seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker, new sanctions targeting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s inner circle, and a publicized diplomatic exchange with Moscow. Individually, these developments appear episodic. Together, they signal the decay of a coercive model that no longer delivers, […]