Trump and Maduro: Could these unlikely partners make the deal of the century? 

On Friday, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for his third six-year term, defying critics in the international community who say his victory in July’s election was illegitimate.  

Retribution against the re-anointed Maduro came swiftly. That same day, the U.S. and its allies announced sanctions on seniormost figures in his administration, not least the head of the state oil company, PdVSA.  

President Biden is finishing his term with a hawkish flourish, perhaps...