CFR Fellow Vigil Discusses Venezuela Blockade

The best way we can frame the US intentions and the rhetoric involved here. A blockade is seen as an act of war. You were making the point that this is something short of that.Yeah, a blockade is an act of war. So I think what we're really seeing is what's doctrinally known as a quarantine. Really what that is, is action taken against a very particular set of vessels, in this case, these sanctioned oil tankers.And a quarantine means you are still enforcing this. You're still using military power, but it isn ...