Months of preparation and intelligence gathering went into the US mission to seize Venezuela’s president. A military strategist and former Latin America policy adviser to the U.S. State Department breaks down what we know about the planning and execution:
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Months of preparation and intelligence gathering went into the mission to seize Venezuela’s president in Caracas.
“If Washington governs by force in Venezuela, it will repeat the failures of Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya: Power can topple regimes, but it cannot create political authority. Outside rule invites resistance, not stability.” - Monica Duffy Toft, Tufts University, scholar of international security
How Maduro’s capture went down – a military strategist explains what goes into a successful special op
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How Maduro’s capture went down – a military strategist explains what goes into a successful special op
Months of preparation and intelligence gathering went into the mission to seize Venezuela’s president in Caracas.
Can the US ‘run’ Venezuela? Military force can topple a dictator, but it cannot create political authority or legitimacy
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Can the US ‘run’ Venezuela? Military force can topple a dictator, but it cannot create political authority or legitimacy
If Washington governs by force in Venezuela, it will repeat the failures of Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya: Power can topple regimes, but it cannot cr...