Just a decade ago, Venezuela was the United States' 10th most important trade partner. Today, it ranks 33rd, its political system under siege, its economy ravaged and the story of a people's suffering easy to tell in trade data. Juan Guaido, the 35-year-old president of the National Assembly for just three weeks, declared himself interim president and recently reelected Nicholas Maduro's government illegitimate. President Trump recognized Guaido as the interim president as did many countries in South America and the Organization of American States. The massive protests in Venezuela occurred on the anniversary of the 1958 uprising that overthrew the military dictatorship.

Source: Forbes January 24, 2019 12:45 UTC