For nearly 250 years, the US has had eyes on Latin America – but interventions then looked rather different

Now as then, the US supported forces that wanted to change the political situation in Venezuela.

By: Lindsay Schakenbach Regele, Miami University, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: July 13, 2026

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Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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By Lindsay Schakenbach Regele, Miami University

Since the beginning of the second Trump administration, the United States has ramped up military, economic and political interventions in Latin America.

Nowhere were those three factors more clear than the U.S. abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January 2026. Since then, the Trump administration has used a mix of carrots and sticks to cajole what remains of Maduro’s government to support U.S. aims, including opening up …

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