Long Reads: Latin America’s State of Siege w/ Tony Wood
How have left-wing governments reacted to US attacks and threats?
January 17, 2026
44 min
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January 17, 2026
Long Reads: Latin America’s State of Siege w/ Tony Wood
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Summary
<p>This is a special, extra episode of <em>Long Reads</em>. </p>
<p>It’s now two weeks since the US attack on Venezuela and the kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro. Donald Trump and Marco Rubio made explicit threats to countries like Colombia and Cuba in the aftermath, washed down with the usual fantasies about drug trafficking.</p>
<p>Tony Wood joins <em>Long Reads</em> to discuss the attack on Venezuela and what it means for the Latin American left. How have left-wing governments and parties been reacting, and what are the long-term implications going to be?</p>
<p>Tony is a professor of Latin American history at the University of Colorado Boulder and a regular contributor to publications such as <em>New Left Review</em>, the <em>London Review of Books</em>, and <em>Jacobin</em>: <a href="https://jacobin.com/author/tony-wood" rel="nofollow">https://jacobin.com/author/tony-wood</a></p>
<p><em>Long Reads</em> is a <em>Jacobin</em> podcast looking in-depth at political topics and thinkers, both contemporary and historical, with the magazine’s longform writers. Hosted by features editor Daniel Finn. Produced by Conor Gillies with music by Knxwledge.</p>
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