Of all the commandments for living under Donald Trump, the first is always this: Don’t believe him. But, given how dreary they are, you can see why the Trump White House prefers talking of a new world order. The only problem is that that new world order is not new, it’s not worldwide and it’s certainly not ordered. The amount of investment needed to tap significant Venezuela oil is estimated to be above that spent last year by all major US oil firms put together. This is neither a new world order nor a new imperialism.

Source: Irish Examiner January 08, 2026 16:17 UTC