Trump Declares Venezuelan Airspace Closed, Reasserts Monroe Doctrine Energy
Donald Trump, from his Truth Social platform, unilaterally announced that airlines should consider airspace above and around Venezuela 'closed.' This declaration, as reported by Bloomberg, treats international skies as an extension of Mar-a-Lago, available for private closure. It's a striking echo of the very 'sphere of influence' that the U.S. has decried when asserted by other nations, yet
consistently applies to its own perceived backyard. This isn't just a random Tweet (or 'Truth'); it’s a casual reassertion of the Monroe Doctrine, a 19th-century policy framework that has historically justified U.S. intervention, coups, and sanctions across Latin America. The U.S. has a long, documented history of destabilizing governments in countries like Chile (1973), Nicaragua (1980s), and
Venezuela itself through sanctions, all under the guise of 'protecting U.S. interests.' Funny how 'international law' only seems to apply to countries that aren't the U.S. when Washington makes these kinds of pronouncements.