Ciro López Mendoza

By Ciro Mendoza CARACAS, Venezuela: For far too long, the nations of Latin America have allowed themselves to be picked off one by one. From coups and covert operations to sanctions and political interference, the region has endured decades of destabilisation at the hands of external powers, most notably the United States. Each nation that dared to chart its own path has, at one point or another, found itself subjected to pressure, isolation or outright subversion.

By Ciro Mendoza CARACAS, Venezuela: The Trump administration’s mounting talk of a military operation against Venezuela, with regime change as its aim, is not bravado — it’s a desperate and dangerous gamble. What Washington treats as a show of strength will instead provoke a powerful backlash across Latin America, discredit U.S. power, and risk dragging America into a long, unwinnable war it cannot sustain.