{"id":12746,"date":"2026-01-04T02:32:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T03:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globaltalenthq.com\/?p=12746"},"modified":"2026-01-05T18:36:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T18:36:32","slug":"back-to-old-ways-maduros-capture-follows-a-long-list-of-us-interventions-in-latin-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globaltalenthq.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/04\/back-to-old-ways-maduros-capture-follows-a-long-list-of-us-interventions-in-latin-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to old ways: Maduro\u2019s capture follows a long list of US interventions in Latin America"},"content":{"rendered":"

Washington orchestrated dozens of regime changes in the region in the 20th century alone, including via direct military invasions<\/strong><\/p>\n

The US operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is just the latest chapter in a long list of interventions and regime changes staged by Washington throughout Latin America over the past century.<\/p>\n

With the adoption of the Monroe Doctrine in the 19th century, the US essentially declared the Western Hemisphere to be its own backyard. Under this policy, the US played a role in staging dozens of coups and government overthrows in the 20th century alone, including several cases of direct military intervention and occupation, reaching a peak during the Cold War.<\/p>\n

The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Caine, told a press conference on Saturday that the operation to capture Maduro had been “meticulously planned, drawing lessons from decades of missions.”<\/em> According to the general, “there is always a chance that we’ll be tasked to do this type of mission again.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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RT looks back at some landmark cases of US interference that shaped the history of Latin America.<\/p>\n

When regime change succeeded…<\/h2>\n