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After Venezuela, which country could Trump target next?

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January 5, 2026

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Donald Trump has captured the Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and put him in American custody. The Economist’s editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes asks a panel of our experts which countries could be next on the president’s list.

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The United States has captured Venezuela’s dictator, Nicolás Maduro

How the Pentagon snatched Nicolás Maduro

Donald Trump wants to run Venezuela, and dominate the western hemisphere

The many risks to Donald Trump’s plans to “run” Venezuela

Donald Trump’s great Venezuelan oil gamble

America’s raid on Venezuela reveals the limits of China’s reach

Cuba’s regime is now in Donald Trump’s sights

Venezuelan immigrants in America are trapped in policy purgatory

Peace and prosperity in Venezuela will come from democracy, not oil, writes Ricardo Hausmann

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