The discovery in the Equatorial Margin opens up an economic opportunity for the country, but it also raises questions about climate costs, dependence on oil and the destination of the wealth generated by a finite source of resources.

Why did the world's greatest power decide to cross a border, arrest a sitting head of state, and assume the "stability" of another country? What really makes Venezuela a strategic target for the United States?

The global energy transition doesn't break with the colonial past, it updates it. Within BRICS+, the promise of cooperation clashes with struggles over power, technology, and control of Global South resources.