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  • Affairs
  • 07 Jan 2026
  • 8 min

Explainer 499: Why is Donald Trump ‘running’ Venezuela?

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  • The Foreign Desk
  • Affairs
  • 8 min

Trump has pledged to ‘run’ Venezuela after US forces captured its leader, Nicolás Maduro. Is this the beginning of a tripolar world between the US, China and Russia? And should Greenland, Cuba and Colombia be on edge?

Host
  • Andrew Mueller
Contributors
  • Andrew Mueller
  • Anita Riotta
  • David Stevens

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