The Conflict Endures: Venezuela after the Intervention
On 3 January 2026, US forces captured Nicolás Maduro, but the conflict over who is excluded from political power did not disappear with him. Almost six months later, two earthquakes exposed a state hollowed out by corruption, mismanagement and years of confrontation. The damage was not merely physical, since the conflict is also kept alive by each side denying the other a legitimate place in the…











