EPISODE · Oct 31, 2025 · 30 MIN
Drug Trafficking or Regime Change? Why The US Is Going After Venezuela
from Beerocracy!® · host Emily Gross
The US has been upping its pressure campaign on stopping drug trafficking into the United States and one such tactic is by very illegally bombing "narco-terrorists" in boats off the coasts of Venezuela and Columbia. But this isn't the full story. The US is increasing its pressure campaign against Venezuela, in what appears to be a push for a regime change against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.I'm joined by Henry Ziemer, Associate Fellow of the Americas Program from the Center for Strategic and International Studies to dive into the rapidly escalating maritime tension and how it sits at the intersection of narco-trafficking, regional politics and interventionism. We explore what the U.S. is doing, why now, how Venezuela and regional actors are reacting, and what this means for broader geopolitics.
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The US has been upping its pressure campaign on stopping drug trafficking into the United States and one such tactic is by very illegally bombing "narco-terrorists" in boats off the coasts of Venezuela and Columbia. But this isn't the full story. The US is increasing its pressure campaign against Venezuela, in what appears to be a push for a regime change against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.I'm joined by Henry Ziemer, Associate Fellow of the Americas Program from the Center for Strategic and International Studies to dive into the rapidly escalating maritime tension and how it sits at the intersection of narco-trafficking, regional politics and interventionism. We explore what the U.S. is doing, why now, how Venezuela and regional actors are reacting, and what this means for broader geopolitics.
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