The Western Hemisphere

Venezuela Exposes Western Europe’s Procedural Reflex

On January 3, 2026, the United States took historic action against a regime that had spent years exporting violence, narcotics, and instability far beyond its borders. In a joint operation involving the U.S. military and law enforcement, Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured and removed from the country. Venezuelans around the world have poured into the streets to celebrate the collapse of a brutal dictatorship.

The Capture of Maduro and Avoiding Another Iraq Nation-Building Debacle

The massive US military operation ordered by President Trump to apprehend former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife from their heavily guarded residence was a game-changer for regional and global security. The Trump administration’s next steps will be crucial to ending the threats from Maduro’s criminal regime without repeating the disastrous nation-building effort in Iraq after the second Gulf War.

Only America Could Do This: Inside Trump’s Venezuela Victory

AFPI Responds to Capture of Venezuela’s President Maduro

The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) released the following statement in response to news of strikes on Venezuela and the capture of President Nicolás Maduro.

At Long Last, Washington Remembers Its Own Neighborhood

At the dawn of the new year, the most important foreign-policy debate facing the United States isn’t unfolding in Ukraine or the Middle East. It’s playing out much closer to home—in Central and South America.