" ... Traces the political relations between the United States and Venezuela from the early roots based in Pan Americanism to the domestic and foreign policies of the Chávez regime, including petro-diplomacy. This book provides a serious examination of the allegations about Venezuelan involvement in the drug trade, terrorism, and intervention ; the view that the unilateralism of the United States threatens world peace ; and the future of relations between the two countries"--Cover, p. [4].