How are Venezuela and Iran resisting US imperialism? What role does China play in the emerging multipolar world?

In this episode of the Venezuelanalysis Podcast, Ricardo Vaz is joined by VA co-editor Lucas Koerner and scholar Matteo Capasso to discuss imperialism, hybrid warfare, sanctions, sovereignty, deterrence, and international anti-imperialist solidarity.

Matteo Capasso is Professor at the School of Country and Region Studies, Northwest University (Xi’an, China), author of Everyday Politics in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (Syracuse University Press, 2023), co-editor of The Imperialist Question in the Middle East and North Africa (Routledge, 2025), Editor-in-Chief of Middle East Critique, and co-editor-in-chief of Global South Studies.

The conversation compares the experiences of Venezuela and Iran, examines different forms of US-led pressure and intervention, explores China’s role in an emerging multipolar order, and reflects on the recent International Anti-Imperialist Conference in Lahore, Pakistan.

Topics include:

• Hybrid warfare and sanctions

• Venezuela and Iran compared

• China and multipolarity

• Sovereignty, deterrence and development

• International solidarity and anti-imperialism

• The Lahore Declaration and global coordination

Relevant links:

The Lahore Declaration:

https://haqooqekhalq.com/international-antimperialist-conference/the-lahore-declaration

International Anti-Imperialist Conference (full video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHes_rf8nv0&t=8596s

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In Episode 45 of the Venezuelanalysis podcast, Ricardo Vaz speaks with Austin Cole and Michela Martinazzi about international solidarity with Venezuela and the challenges of organizing against imperialism from inside the United States.

The discussion covers solidarity efforts with Venezuela, escalating attacks abroad and repression at home, the need to connect struggles for justice domestically and internationally, and the difficulties social movements face in building meaningful solidarity and broad coalitions.

Guests:

• Michela Martinazzi: Organizer with Brooklyn Against War and member of the Steering Committee of the International League of Peoples’ Struggle.
• Austin Cole: National Co-Coordinator of the Black Alliance for Peace and co-coordinator of BAP’s Haiti/Americas Team.

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Venezuela’s January 2026 hydrocarbons law reform marks a major shift in the country’s oil sector. It establishes a more flexible fiscal regime in the name of “international competitiveness,” while expanding the private sector role in extraction, operations, and dispute resolution mechanisms.

The reform follows years of US sanctions on Venezuela’s oil industry and coincides with new US licenses allowing Western conglomerates to move into Venezuela's energy sector.

Join Blas Regnault, energy policy analyst and consultant focused on oil geopolitics, alongside Venezuelanalysis editors Ricardo Vaz and Lucas Koerner, as they break down the reform, its economic and political context, and what it means for control over strategic resources and national sovereignty.

The VA Podcast is back. In our Season 3 premiere, we tackle the fallout of the January 3rd military escalation against Caracas, an event that marks a volatile new chapter in the long history of US intervention in the region.

Join Venezuelanalysis Chief Editor Ricardo Vaz, Associate Editor Lucas Koerner, and VA Founder Greg Wilpert as they break down the geopolitical shift from "maximum pressure" to direct confrontation. This episode goes beyond the headlines to analyze the underlying causes and the global consequences of Washington’s renewed focus on "its" hemisphere.

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In this episode of the Venezuela Analysis Podcast, José Luis Granados Ceja and Andreína Chávez dive into the contentious awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Machado. The show explores her divisive role in Venezuelan politics, alongside Trump's approval of lethal covert CIA activities and the cutting of diplomatic ties. The episode underscores the urgent need to defend Venezuelan sovereignty, highlighting the mobilization and resilience of the Venezuelan people.

Host José Luis Granados Ceja is joined by fellow VA staff writer Cira Pascual-Marquina as they delve into the escalating US aggressions against Venezuela. This episode explores the recent military actions, including strikes on Venezuelan vessels, and the broader implications for the Bolivarian process. José and Cira provide in-depth analysis on the international response, the role of media narratives, and the resilience of the Venezuelan people.

The US war drums are beating louder with a Caribbean military deployment, but Caracas has responded with defiance and mobilization.

In our latest podcast episode, host José Luis Granados Ceja is joined by fellow VA member Andreína Chávez Alava to take stock of recent US policies against Venezuela, including dubious "narco-terrorism" charges and a crackdown on migrants.

In this episode, we explore the pivotal role of communes in socialist construction and anti-imperialist struggles, featuring insights from writer Chris Gilbert and fellow VA staff member Cira Pascual Marquina. 

Gilbert and Pascual Marquina were guest editors of the latest issue of Monthly Review, "Communes in Socialist Construction." Our discussion delves into the definition and significance of Venezuelan communes, the reconstruction of Marx's theory of the commune, as well as the slogan "Commune or Nothing!" and its implications for anti-imperialist struggles in Latin America and beyond.

The recent Israeli war on Iran led to a strong reaction from Venezuela, with the Maduro government standing firm with one of its key international allies and popular movements taking to the streets to express support for Tehran.

In this podcast episode, host José Luis Granados Ceja is joined by fellow VA member Andreína Chávez Alava to take stock of the Venezuela-Iran alliance, the Maduro government's peace summit proposal, geopolitical developments and lots more.

With the Trump administration ramping up its economic attacks against Venezuela, the Venezuelanalysis podcast returns to discuss the measures, their impact, and the efforts to fight back.

Host José Luis Granados Ceja is joined by fellow VA member Ricardo Vaz in the latest episode. What can we make of "secondary tariffs"? Is Chevron staying or leaving? And allies like Russia and China, what role do they play? All this and more in this edition of the VA podcast.