The Jan. 3 operation is being interpreted as a signal that Washington may move more aggressively against authoritarian leaders it deems security threats.
Michael ZhuangThe Epoch TimesOn Jan. 3, under President Donald Trump’s orders, U.S. special operations forces launched a raid on the Venezuelan capital city of Caracas and captured the wanted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife.They were taken to New York to face narco-terrorism charges. It was an operation that analysts say carries implications far beyond Venezuela—particularly for China and other authoritarian states aligned against Washington.Analysts say the operation represents the clearest expression yet of Trump’s revived Monroe Doctrine—or the “Donroe Doctrine,” as Trump calls it—that trea
