Podcast Episode · The Global List Podcast · February 27 · 1h 16m

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The capture of Nicolas Maduro marks a return to gunboat diplomacy, or as the US president says: the ‘Donroe doctrine’.

The armed forces are at the heart of the disaster response on Venezuela’s coast, just like they were in 1999.

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Pablo Ribeiro Uchoa to explore the profound transformation of the Venezuelan armed forces. Drawing on sixteen years of experience as a journalist for international outlets like the British Broadcasting…

Venezuela hopes the prospect of ‘another Iraq’ in Latin America serves as a deterrent against US intervention.

Forças americanas afundaram pelo menos cinco barcos acusados de transportar drogas próximo à costa venezuelana nas últimas semanas; sinais que vêm da Casa Branca estão sendo recebidos com bastante alarme em Caracas

Imagens e notícias de armas e treinamento militar sendo oferecidos a civis indicam que o país se prepara para uma possível estratégia de resistência à base de milícias e guerrilha urbana

Segundo relatos, militares venezuelanos consideram bastante provável uma operação limitada dos EUA para invadir a Venezuela, sob o pretexto de combater o narcotráfico mas de olho no petróleo e na queda de Nicolás Maduro

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