Nicolas Maduro
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American empire: a history of US imperial expansionDonald Trump’s 21st century take on the Monroe Doctrine harks back to an earlier era of US interference in Latin America
By The Week UK Published
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Trump: A Nobel shakedownFeature The president accepts gold medal he did not earn
By The Week US Published
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Maduro’s capture: two hours that shook the worldTalking Point Evoking memories of the US assault on Panama in 1989, the manoeuvre is being described as the fastest regime change in history
By The Week UK Published
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Trump’s power grab: the start of a new world order?Talking Point Following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, the US president has shown that arguably power, not ‘international law’, is the ultimate guarantor of security
By The Week UK Published
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5 hilariously slippery cartoons about Trump’s grab for Venezuelan oilCartoons Artists take on a big threat, the FIFA Peace Prize, and more
By The Week US Published
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A running list of US interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean after World War IIin depth Nicolás Maduro isn’t the first regional leader to be toppled directly or indirectly by the US
By David Faris Published
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Political cartoons for January 8Cartoons Thursday’s political cartoons include a well-done steak, a silenced protester, and more
By The Week US Published
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Venezuela ‘turning over’ oil to US, Trump saysSpeed Read This comes less than a week after Trump captured the country’s president
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Political cartoons for January 7Cartoons Wednesday's political cartoons include plundering pirates, nomenclature legislature, and more
By The Week US Published
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Nicolás Maduro: from bus driver to Venezuela’s presidentIn the Spotlight Shock capture by US special forces comes after Maduro’s 12-year rule proved that ‘underestimating him was a mistake’
By The Week UK Published
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Delcy Rodríguez: Maduro’s second in command now running VenezuelaIn the Spotlight Rodríguez has held positions of power throughout the country
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Maduro pleads not guilty in first US court hearingSpeed Read Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores pleaded not guilty to cocaine trafficking and narco-terrorism conspiracy
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Venezuela’s Trump-shaped power vacuumIN THE SPOTLIGHT The American abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has thrust South America’s biggest oil-producing state into uncharted geopolitical waters
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Trump says US ‘in charge’ of Venezuela after Maduro grabSpeed Read The American president claims the US will ‘run’ Venezuela for an unspecified amount of time, contradicting a statement from Secretary of State Marco Rubio
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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