Paria sans portefeuilleJan 8

"Of course, much remains speculative. But at this point, information available suggests that after over a decade of tight cohesion around #Maduro, his inner circle calculated they were better off without him and struck a deal with the #Trump administration: Maduro in exchange for staying in power." - #AlejandroVelasco

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/08/maduro-gone-regime-intact-behind-the-scenes
#Venezuela #USpol #USforeignPolicy

Maduro is gone, but his regime is intact. What happened behind the scenes?

In the early fray of foreign interventions, evidence is largely circumstantial. But here the circumstances tell a powerful story

The Guardian
Paria sans portefeuilleJan 4

U.S. attack on #Venezuela

🧵 by historian #AlejandroVelasco

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/2007580231243108469.html
#Trump #USpol #USforeignPolicy #Maduro #régimeChangeWars #imperialBullying

Thread by @AleVelascoNYU on Thread Reader App

@AleVelascoNYU: At this point, taking the actual operation, Trump’s press conference, and Delcy Rodriguez’s press conference into consideration, it seems fairly certain (though of course, unconfirmed) that Maduro wa...…