Скачать или смотреть The Venezuela–Guyana Oil Conflict Explained

A forgotten border. A fragile democracy. Billions of barrels of oil.

For over a century, Venezuela and Guyana have fought over Essequibo — a rainforest territory the size of Florida. For decades, the dispute sat in limbo. But in 2015, ExxonMobil discovered one of the world’s largest offshore oil reserves off Guyana’s coast. Overnight, a poor nation became a petro-power.

Now, Venezuela’s government is redrawing maps, staging elections in disputed territory, and sending ships toward Guyana’s oil platforms. Guyana insists on international law. The U.S. and Brazil warn against escalation. China has stakes on both sides. And the International Court of Justice is caught in the middle.

🌍 What’s really at stake is more than oil. It’s whether small democracies can defend their resources, whether borders still hold in the 21st century, and whether the global energy transition avoids repeating the politics of the past.

💡 Learn more about the dispute at https://www.crisisgroup.org

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