01/06/2026
The World awoke on January 3, 2026 to find that the United States’ armed forces had attacked Venezuela’s capital city of Caracas, and taken the country’s de facto president, Nicolas Maduro, prisoner. I say de facto because the legitimacy of the election that returned him to power has been denied by a great many foreign nations, including our own. He was indicted by an American Court for Narco-Trafficking. On that basis, the administration maintains that it was not necessary to inform Congress about the military plans because it involved the arrest of a drug trafficker rather than an attack on a sovereign nation. As of this moment, all sorts of concerned American politicians and mediosi are talking about every aspect of the event, as are the various foreign governments and multinational organisations.
Without waiting to find out how its shall all play out, it must be bourne in mind that the United States have a long history of intervention in Venezuela and Latin America as a whole. In November of 2025, the Trump administration issued a document entitled National Security Strategy of the United States of America. It is essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand Mr. Trump’s actions in the future. As regards this hemisphere, its coverage begins: “After years of neglect, the United States will reassert and enforce the Monroe Doctrine to restore American preeminence in the Western Hemisphere, and to protect our homeland and our access to key geographies throughout the region. We will deny non-Hemispheric competitors the ability to position forces or other threatening capabilities, or to own or control strategically vital assets, in our Hemisphere. This ‘Trump Corollary’ to the Monroe Doctrine is a common-sense and potent restoration of American power and priorities, consistent with American security interests.”
To understand fully both the Monroe Doctrine and the context of our relationship with Latin America, we must go back in time — 250 years, in fact, to the foundation of the United States. ...
A provocative history of U.S. intervention in Latin America, from Monroe Doctrine to Venezuela, questioning empire, sovereignty, and stability today.