VENEZUELA, UNITED STATES AND COLOMBIA: DIPLOMATIC CRISIS BETWEEN AND A STRONG ECONOMIC INTERDEPENDENCE

The focus of this works is to analyze the contradictions and inflexions of the diplomatic and commercial relations of Venezuela with The United States and Colombia. In regard of Venezuelan and U.S relations is possible to see that throughout the XX century they changed profoundly, representing a truly inflexion period with the pos-cold war era. Generally, Venezuela was an important international actor because of its external politics activism and also its energetic resources, being an important piece for the regional stability. The economic bonds with the United States are, in great part, a consequence of the Great Industrial Potency considerable energetic demand in the XX century and the fact that Venezuela is not just a great oil producer but also a great exporter.