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Alan Mcpherson

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A predawn op in Latin America? The US has been here before, but the seizure of Venezuela’s Maduro is still unprecedented

The operation in Venezuela has echoes of Panama in 1989. But in ordering President Maduro’s capture, Trump has broken with long-standing US policy...

03.01.2026 4

The Conversation

Alan Mcpherson

A Predawn Op in Latin America? The US has Been Here Before, But the Seizure of Venezuela’s Maduro is Still Unprecedented

An image of a captured Nicolás Maduro released by President Donald Trump on social media. Truth Social In the dead of night during the holidays, the...

03.01.2026 2

CounterPunch

Alan Mcpherson

Trump’s Unprecedented Squeeze of Venezuela Goes Beyond the Monroe Doctrine – in Ideology, Intent and Scale

A massive military buildup in the Caribbean has sparked speculation that the U.S. is now engaged in its latest chapter of direct intervention in Latin...

05.11.2025 20

CounterPunch

Alan Mcpherson

Trump’s squeeze of Venezuela goes beyond ‘Monroe doctrine’ – in ideology, intent and scale, it’s unprecedented

A US military buildup in the Caribbean after weeks of naval strikes is both the latest case of intervention in Latin America and uniquely aggressive...

02.11.2025 2

The Conversation

Alan Mcpherson

How Iran-Contra Impacts Politics Today

14.05.2025 3

Time

Alan Mcpherson