Venezuela

In 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 7 January 26

In the Spotlight Rodríguez has held positions of power throughout the country

By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published 6 January 26

Speed 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 6 January 26

Today’s Big Question ‘Mildness’ of EU pushback against Trump provocation ‘illustrates the bind Europe finds itself in’

By Elliott Goat, The Week UK Published 6 January 26

IN 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 5 January 26

Today’s Big Question Beijing offers itself as an alternative to US dominance

By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published 5 January 26

Speed 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 5 January 26

Cartoons Monday’s political cartoons include drug lords, AI consuming the news, and more

By The Week US Published 5 January 26

Today's Big Question Ousting Venezuela’s leader could embolden the US administration to exert its dominance elsewhere

By The Week UK Published 5 January 26

TODAY'S BIG QUESTION Trump’s comments have raised more questions than answers about what his administration is doing in the Southern Hemisphere

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 30 December 25

In Depth The US president is relying on a ‘drip-drip pressure campaign’ to oust Maduro, tightening measures on oil, drugs and migration

By The Week UK Published 27 December 25

Cartoons Tuesday's political cartoons include an eye on CBS, cracking the middle class, and Donald Trump's name on everything

By The Week US Published 23 December 25