Was Live Friday, January 9, 2026 | 11am PST
Guest Speakers
- Mariano de Alba, Venezuelan lawyer. Geopolitics, International Law, and Diplomacy
- Alejandro Velasco, Gallatin School and the Department of History at New York University, Executive Editor of the NACLA Report on the Americas
- Roxanna Vigil, International Affairs Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
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Event Overview
After months of escalating U.S. military pressure against Venezuela, events shifted dramatically a few days ago with direct U.S. military action and the removal of the country’s ruler, Nicolas Maduro. The move has abruptly ended one phase of Venezuela’s long political crisis and opened a far more uncertain one.
Venezuela now faces urgent questions about governance, legitimacy, and democratic recovery. Who exercises authority next, how institutions are rebuilt, and whether Venezuelans can move toward a stable and inclusive political transition remain unresolved in a country already weakened by years of economic collapse and institutional erosion.
The consequences extend beyond Venezuela. The use of military force to remove a government raises fundamental questions about the direction of U.S. foreign policy and whether this moment signals a broader return to aggressive interventionist strategies, with implications for international norms and global stability.
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