US Venezuela Intervention: A Dangerous Precedent for Global Power Dynamics
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Firstpost•13-01-2026, 07:04
US Venezuela Intervention: A Dangerous Precedent for Global Power Dynamics
- •The US conducted a military operation in Venezuela in 2026, capturing President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, and transporting them to the US on charges of narco-terrorism and corruption.
- •President Donald Trump declared the US would 'run Venezuela,' granting American oil companies access to rebuild its energy infrastructure, marking the most overt US military intervention in Latin America since 1989.
- •The intervention invoked a rebranded 'Don-Roe Doctrine,' transforming the 200-year-old Monroe Doctrine from a defensive assertion into a justification for regime change and military coercion without a UN mandate.
- •Venezuela, possessing the world's largest proven oil reserves, is subject to a neo-mercantilist economic model where US firms control oil sales and dictate how revenue is spent on US-made products.
- •Analysts argue this 'simulated war' sets a dangerous precedent, validating Russia's invasion logic in Ukraine and providing China a playbook for potential action against Taiwan, weakening US normative leverage.
Why It Matters: US intervention in Venezuela sets a dangerous global precedent, undermining international norms and empowering rivals.
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