The fast operation of the American peculiar Forces in Caracas, completed with the capture of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, became 1 of the most spectacular and controversial events in fresh history. In the conversation between Mariusz Braszkiewicz and Łukasz Kobeszko, the diagnosis is heard: This is not just an intervention, but a symbolic end of an era in which global law was an overriding order.
Modern blitzkrieg in Caracas
On January 3, 2026, the planet revolved around recordings of explosions and helicopters over Caracas. Initially, it looked like a classical U.S. air operation. A fewer hours later, it became clear that something unprecedented had happened: American troops kidnapped the incumbent president of a abroad state and carried him aboard the USS Iwo Jima aircraft to the United States.
Łukasz Kobeszko emphasizes that there has not been specified a model of action in the past of US intervention, peculiarly in Latin America. No classical coup, no full-scale intervention. More like a surgical blow to the leader.
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A blow in symbol, not just in man
In Latin American political culture, the leader is an almost mythical figure – the father of a nation, a military macho, the personification of force. Maduro, like Chávez before, built his power on this symbolism. Therefore, as Kobeszko notes, kidnapping was not only a military operation but besides an act of intellectual humiliation.
It has been shown that an ‘operable leader’ can be taken in 2 hours without losses of its own. This message is addressed not only to Venezuelans, but besides to another authoritarian leaders of the region.
What's going on in Venezuela? – Mariusz Braszkiewicz – Łukasz Kobeszko
International law? An episode that ends
The speakers agree that the Caracas operation is simply a symbolic burial of the rule of non-interference – the foundation of postwar order. A rule that was frequently fiction, but at least was a mention point.
Trump doesn't pretend to respect her. It introduces the logic of “no 1 can forbid us” which Prusus put in the mouth of Doll characters. This is simply a return to bare strength as a basis for global policy.
A fresh installment of Monroe’s doctrine
Venezuela lies in a conventional US sphere of influence. so – as Braszkiewicz notes – Americans do not overthrow Lukashenko, but Maduro does. This is simply a signal for Russia and China: the Western hemisphere remains American.
Is it at the same time allowed for another powers to do the same in their own home? Russia did not request approval to attack Ukraine. But Beijing can read Caracas as an incentive to a tougher policy towards Taiwan.
What's going on in Venezuela? – Mariusz Braszkiewicz – Łukasz Kobeszko
A game of large powers is just beginning
Kobeszko points out that in the Trump administration various factions clash – from Marco Rubio, representing the anti-communist Cuban diaspora, to supporters of concentration on rivalry with China. The 1 that wins will decide the course of the United States.
One thing is certain: Maduro's kidnapping is not an incident, but the beginning of a fresh era. The era in which global law becomes a decoration, and the real currency are strength, velocity and readiness to cross past taboos.
What do Hispanics think about U.S. politics? – Mariusz Braszkiewicz – Simon the King
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