There are legal concerns about the abduction of Maduro, but little Western criticism.
The United States’ abduction of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has been sharply criticised by his allies – but not by Western nations, despite questions about its legality.
So, does the operation signal a new aggressive US strategy? And what might the global impact be?
Presenter: Adrian Finighan
Guests:
Charles Shapiro – Former US ambassador to Venezuela under President George W Bush
Stefan Wolff – Professor of International Security at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom
Ernesto Castaneda – Director of the Center for Latin American and Latino Studies at the American University in Washington, DC
Published On 4 Jan 2026