"Less than two weeks into 2026, we have witnessed Donald Trump deploy US forces to depose and abduct the Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro, along with Cilia Flores, his wife and close political adviser. The US president then informed the world that the United States would run Venezuela for the time being, which he later explained could potentially last for several years."
"Trump has also suggested that the US may intervene in Iran, has dropped more than 90 bombs on three dozen Islamic State targets in Syria, and has repeatedly insisted that Greenland must become American territory, throwing the entire North Atlantic security establishment out of kilter. Trump is repeating mistakes of Iraq in Venezuela | Mohamad Bazzi And it's not even February. Welcome to 2026, a year promising more unrest, more imperialism and more upheaval to come."
Early 2026 witnessed a series of aggressive US actions under President Trump, including deploying forces to depose and abduct Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores and declaring temporary US governance of Venezuela. The administration seized multiple oil tankers in the Caribbean, threatened and negotiated with Colombia, proposed military strikes against Mexican cartels, and signaled possible intervention in Iran. The US also conducted extensive strikes on ISIS targets in Syria and pursued acquisition of Greenland. UN experts labeled some actions illegal armed aggression. These moves appear timed to influence domestic politics, with US elections cited as a motivating factor.
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