The Gemini team discuss Bill Cara's take on the shifting world of geopolitics following the US invasion of Venezuela

Bill Cara examines the stunning clandestine US military raid in Venezuela to capture Nicolás Maduro, framing it as a desperate move to secure vital heavy crude oil. This operation is presented not as a humanitarian mission, but as a strategic debt collection necessitated by the depletion of American energy reserves and the collapse of the petrodollar. While American officials justify the action as a law enforcement operation against narco-terrorism, critics argue it highlights a fading global hegemony struggling against the rise of the BRICS alliance. Bill suggests that by choosing military force over diplomacy, the United States likely has inadvertently accelerated the international shift away from the dollar. Ultimately, he portrays the event as a geopolitical turning point that risks long-term economic instability and global fragmentation.