Venezuela after Trump’s Strike: John Bolton vs John Mearsheimer
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On his new program, Switzerland, Tom Switzer challenges John Bolton and John Mearsheimer on the Trump administration’s move to remove Nicolás Maduro from power. Bolton, Trump’s former national security adviser, argues the operation is justified if it delivers real regime change. Mearsheimer, the University of Chicago political scientist, warns the intervention makes no strategic sense and risks dangerous precedents. Is President Trump willing to settle for Maduro 2.0? Does Venezuela mark a break from the post-war liberal order? Will Beijing and Moscow draw lessons for Taiwan and Ukraine? Can Washington control Venezuela’s oil without nation-building? And how does this intervention square with Trump’s promise to avoid foreign entanglements?
Tags: Anglo America, Big Oil, Bullying, Disaster Capitalism, Hegemony, Imperialism, Invasion, Latin America Caribbean, Maduro, Military Capitalism, Occupation, Official Lies and Narratives, Regime Change, Resources, South America, State Terrorism, Trump, UNSC, USA, United Nations, Venezuela
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