"US President Donald Trump is bypassing international law. He's bypassing Venezuelan law, and he doesn't seem to give a damn about what the people of Venezuela really think or want, Barakat said. Trump-era policies and rhetoric have mutated US politics as nationalism has intensified and Christianity has become more entwined with governance trends that will distort the existing international order, he added. The US bombed Venezuela on Saturday, abducting Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and taking them to New York to face drug-trafficking charges."
"A state cannot seize or remove the leader of another sovereign state unless the United Nations Security Council authorises the use of force under Chapter VII of the UN Charter. The 2011 intervention in Libya when the country's former leader Muammar Gaddafi was deposed had Security Council authorisation. But even then, it should not [have been] at all about regime change. It [can only be] in defence of a prosecuted people to prevent genocide, to prevent crimes against humanity, Barakat said."
The United States abducted Venezuela's president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and transported them to New York to face drug-trafficking charges. The operation bypassed Venezuelan law and U.S. political limits while invoking law-enforcement rhetoric. The action targeted Venezuela's oil wealth and strategic interests and reflected intensified nationalism and religious entanglement in governance. International law prohibits seizing or removing a sovereign leader without United Nations Security Council authorization under Chapter VII of the UN Charter. Previous interventions with Council authorization were intended to prevent mass atrocities rather than effect regime change. The incident risks normalising similar actions by other powers.
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