Washington is no longer pursuing dramatic regime change. It is reshaping power from within. Across Venezuela, Iraq, Afghanistan, and now Iran, the pattern is clear: exiled figures are sidelined while insiders with institutional control are favored. The goal has shifted from democratic idealism to stability and manageability. This approach may bring short-term order but risks delaying deeper political reckoning.

The January 2026 capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces marks one of the most consequential challenges to state sovereignty in the post–Cold War era. Framed by Washington as law enforcement, the operation has reignited global debate over international law, interventionism, and the limits of American power. As reactions split across Venezuela, Latin America, and major world powers, the episode exposes deep fault lines between accountability and sovereign

A doctrine revived: President Donald Trump, the Western Hemisphere, and the Caribbean energy corridor converge as U.S. power reshapes the region’s fragile energy balance. By Ahmed Fathi NEW YORK —  When U.S. forces moved to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro  in a cross-border operation on January 3rd, the White House described the action as a law-enforcement measure—part of a broader effort to dismantle what it characterized as a criminal state apparatus. But outsi