Written by: DaiDai, Maitong MSX Maidian
Core Overview
In the early morning of January 3, 2026, the U.S. military's "Operation Southern Spear" shattered Caracas's anti-American fortress that had been maintained for over two decades with a thunderous force that suffocated global markets; this was not merely a military decapitation strike against the Maduro regime, but a violent reset of the Western Hemisphere's energy map, marking the formal takeover by the "American Consortium"—centered on Wall Street capital, Texas oil, and Pentagon defense technology—of this "bankrupt giant" with 303 billion barrels of crude oil reserves.
1. Geopolitical Tipping Point—From "Monroism" to "Trumpism"
1. The Deep Logic of Escalating Conflict: A Hegemony Cornered into a Dead End
The military operation on January 3, 2026 did not emerge as a sudden bolt from the blue