Betancourt's Deal: What It Says About Our Obsession With Oil The recent Axios report on Alejandro Betancourt's dealings with Nicolas Maduro and Washington has shed light on a murky world of backroom diplomacy, where oil deals are brokered by shadowy figures.
This development raises questions about our own priorities: Are we so fixated on securing access to Venezuela's vast energy reserves that we're willing to turn a blind eye to questionable characters?
Betancourt's history with the Trump administration is long and complicated.