US Intervention in Venezuela

In our tenth episode, Professor Sebastian Harnisch, Principal Investigator at the RTG 'Ambivalent Enmities' and Professor of International Relations and Foreign Policy at the University of Heidelberg, discusses the exfiltration of Nicolás Maduro by US armed forces. During his conversation with Dr Barend Noordam, Prof Harnisch contextualises the US intervention in Venezuela within the broader scope of US foreign policy under Trump, analysing its significance in the context of geopolitical power struggles and competing national interests. How does Trumpian transactionalism shape US power projection? Does the intervention imply tacit acceptance of a division of the world into spheres of influence? What kind of political arrangement might emerge in Venezuela following Maduro's removal? Tune in to find out!