War on cartels (2025–present)

Politics & Policy

Low-impact change.

Impact 37.9 · Hidden · Confidence 100

• Reader note: This update adds leadership change in Venezuela, a defined cost window, and new protests following Maduro's capture; it broadens the scope of the War on cartels narrative with explicit events and dates. Consider assessing implications for compliance, regional stability, and international law in a future freshness review.

Add: After the operation Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as President of Venezuela. Add: War Project estimated that Operation Southern Spear and Operation Absolute Resolve from 1 August 2025 to 31 March 2026 cost at least 4 7 billion. Add: Following the 3 January 2026 capture of Nicolás Maduro by the United States military protests occurred in several cities In Chicago Washington DC and Times Square in New York City people rallied to protest the United States intervention in Venezuela claiming it was about stealing oil and dominating Latin America Protesters labelled the Trump Administration’s use of military force in Venezuela without Congressional support illegal saying the attacks were an act of imperialism that Americans did not vote for The activist group that organized the Times Square protest was the ANSWER Coalition a national anti war and anti racism social movement that called for a cease of US bombings and attacks on Venezuela Zoe Alexandra of.

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