While headlines focus on global hotspots like Ukraine and Taiwan, a major confrontation is brewing much closer to home. Over the past six months, the United States and Venezuela have escalated into one of the hemisphere’s most dangerous standoffs — with little mainstream coverage.

In this episode, we break down:

• Why the U.S. doubled its bounty on Nicolás Maduro to $50 million

• The quiet return of “maximum pressure” oil sanctions and their global fallout

• The surprise U.S. warship deployment to the Caribbean

• How Russia and China are deepening ties with Caracas, out of sight of most Western media

• The humanitarian cost for Venezuelans, and why millions keep fleeing

• What this means for U.S. foreign policy, regional stability, and whether we’re seeing the start of a new Cold War in Latin America

If you haven’t been following Venezuela, this is the story you didn’t know you were missing — and it may reshape the geopolitics of the Americas.