Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Is US President Donald Trump planning regime change in Venezuela? In recent months, signs would suggest his administration may be about to topple strongman President Nicolás Maduro. Naval deployments near Venezuelan waters, targeted strikes on suspected drug boats, and increasingly hostile rhetoric towards Maduro have all fuelled such speculation. But how likely is such an operation? And what form might it take? Here we explore the full range of possible US actions — from covert operations and sanctions to limited strikes or even a full-scale invasion — and weigh the potential political, legal, and humanitarian consequences.
Important to keep in mind that, throughout its history, the United States has repeatedly sought to remove foreign regimes it deemed hostile in the name of democracy and security, from Iran in 1953 to Iraq and Libya in the 21st century. Yet such efforts have yielded at best mixed results. Now, with tensions once more rising in Latin America, the video analyses whether Washington may be following this familiar playbook, and what a new intervention could mean for Caracas, US foreign policy, and international law. Are we witnessing another American bid for regime change play out? Or is this merely strategic posturing rather than a genuine plan for intervention?
*VIDEO CHAPTERS*
00:00 Introduction and Titles
00:43 The Difficulties of Regime Change
02:12 A History of US Regime Change Efforts
04:08 Venezuela: Location, Population, and Repression
04:56 A Brief History of US-Venezuela Relations
07:22 Possible Options for Regime Change in Venezuela
10:54 Will Trump Overthrow Maduro?
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Is US President Donald Trump planning regime change in Venezuela? In recent months, signs would suggest his administration may be about to topple strongman President Nicolás Maduro. Naval deployments near Venezuelan waters, targeted strikes on suspected drug boats, and increasingly hostile rhetoric towards Maduro have all fuelled such speculation. But how likely is such an operation? And what form might it take? Here we explore the full range of possible US actions — from covert operations and sanctions to limited strikes or even a full-scale invasion — and weigh the potential political, legal, and humanitarian consequences.
Important to keep in mind that, throughout its history, the United States has repeatedly sought to remove foreign regimes it deemed hostile in the name of democracy and security, from Iran in 1953 to Iraq and Libya in the 21st century. Yet such efforts have yielded at best mixed results. Now, with tensions once more rising in Latin America, the video analyses whether Washington may be following this familiar playbook, and what a new intervention could mean for Caracas, US foreign policy, and international law. Are we witnessing another American bid for regime change play out? Or is this merely strategic posturing rather than a genuine plan for intervention?
*VIDEO CHAPTERS*
00:00 Introduction and Titles
00:43 The Difficulties of Regime Change
02:12 A History of US Regime Change Efforts
04:08 Venezuela: Location, Population, and Repression
04:56 A Brief History of US-Venezuela Relations
07:22 Possible Options for Regime Change in Venezuela
10:54 Will Trump Overthrow Maduro?
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