More than a month after the earthquakes, the coastal region of La Guaira — once Venezuela’s main gateway — is completely unrecognizable.

Occupation is a hassle. Large countries have many new ways to control small ones.

The secretary of state effectively controls Venezuela’s finances, the distribution of its natural resources and its government. His grip on the country is a vivid manifestation of American power in the Trump era.

The move embodied the contradictions and fast-changing nature of the two countries’ relationship.

The president is claiming borderless license to turn on his perceived enemies, both foreign and domestic.