Markos Kounalakis is a foreign affairs analyst, visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution, and Second Gentleman of the State of California. He is the Washington Monthly’s president and publisher emeritus. Follow him on Instagram @markoskounalakis.
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Nicolás Maduro is in American custody. With that simple fact, the Western Hemisphere’s geopolitical landscape has irrevocably shifted. The United States has crossed a threshold, trading years of sanctions and diplomatic pressure for swift, decisive military action. This is a historic pivot, a moment that will be studied for decades, not only for its impact on Venezuela but for what it signals about the future of American power in its hemisphere. In a recent conversation, my friend, Leopoldo López, the Venezuelan opposition leader in exile, cut straight to the core of this complex reality. He reinforced the U.S. administration’s framing…
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