"In the early hours of 3 January 2026, US forces captured disputed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. Both were transferred to the US, where Maduro now deposed, faces charges of narco-terrorism."
"The US operation, illegal according to international law, marks the latest in a long history of US interventions in Latin America, often justified by Washington with claims of regional security. Many of these interventions can be traced back to the Monroe Doctrine, a foreign policy principle which despite its 19th century origins has continued to influence US foreign policy over the past 200 years."
"What is the Monroe Doctrine? The Monroe Doctrine dates back to 1823, when President James Monroe warned European powers against meddling in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere. The doctrine was later expanded by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1904, in what's known as the Roosevelt Corollary. Roosevelt argued that the US has the right to intervene in Latin American countries to prevent what he called 'chronic wrongdoing' and instability."
On 3 January 2026 US forces captured disputed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and transferred them to the United States, where Maduro, now deposed, faces narco-terrorism charges. The operation is described as illegal under international law and continues a pattern of US interventions in Latin America often justified on regional security grounds. The Monroe Doctrine, originating in 1823 with James Monroe's warning to European powers, and expanded by Theodore Roosevelt's 1904 corollary asserting a US right to intervene to prevent 'chronic wrongdoing,' remains influential. A 2025 US national security strategy pledges to reassert and enforce the doctrine to restore hemispheric preeminence.
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