US special forces seized Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro in an attack that’s taken the country and the world by surprise.
Maduro has long denied accusations by president Donald Trump of heading a narcotics cartel.
So, what are the implications of Washington’s actions?
Presenter: James Bays
Guests:
Phil Gunson – senior analyst for the Andes Project at the International Crisis Group
Richard Weitz – a US security analyst and Senior Fellow at the NATO Defense College
Temir Porras – former Foreign Policy Advisor to President Hugo Chavez and the former Chief of Staff for President Nicolas Maduro
Published On 3 Jan 2026
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/inside-story/2026/1/3/what-are-the-implications-of-the-us-capture-of-nicolas-maduro?traffic_source=rss
