The fall of Maduro

Washington's aggression over Caracas is a daredevil episode of violation of national sovereignty. President Donald Trump took a departure from his vision of non-intervention in others' affairs as he abducted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, in an operation that the US attorney claimed to be 'lawful'. The charges against the deposed president include narco-terrorism, cocaine importation and conspiracy to possess destructive weapons against the US.

The assault was uncalled for under the canons of International Law, and seems to have united a politically divisive Venezuelan society that nursed severe grievances against Maduro, as he stands blamed for manipulating the 2024 elections. This interposition in Latin America has refreshed the sordid memories of the invasion of Panama in 1989, carried out under the edicts of the Monroe Doctrine that opened vistas of gunboat diplomacy.

Trump's impulsive personality and his quest for assertiveness seem to have come full circle with this Venezuelan misadventure. It has left a bitter taste and will come to ruin the incumbent's so-called reconciliation efforts in Ukraine and the Middle East. Moreover, with South America once again on the US radar, it will breed radicalism in the region, providing impetus to anti-US sentiments throughout the world.

The belligerence dubbed as "brilliant" by the White House coincided with a judgmental 'X' post from the Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who wrote: "Maduro is not the President of Venezuela and his regime is not the legitimate government." This is nothing but a negation of the values the US cherished recently under NSS 2025, promising to stay away from influencing foreign governments.

While Venezuela has called for an emergent UNSC meeting over "criminal aggression committed by the US government", there are not many serious listeners, though. The opposition under Nobel laureate Maria Corina Machado has refused to comment, and regional states are apparently in a state of shock and awe. For many, it is a déjà vu of America coming to rule their homeland through force and dictation. Colombian President Gustavo Petro is on the spot, expressing fears of a humanitarian crisis, resulting in more lawlessness and chaos.