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Reclaiming Venezuela for Her People Benefits the United States

The fight is against an unholy international coalition.
Reclaiming Venezuela for Her People Benefits the United States
Colombian soldiers patrol an illegal trail on the Colombia-Venezuela border, near Cucuta, Norte de Santander Department, Colombia, on Dec. 12, 2025. Schneyder Mendoza/AFP via Getty Images
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Commentary
Venezuela’s authoritarian socialist regime has left a narco-dictatorship and metastasized throughout the region. Encroachment into the United States, especially via the Tren de Aragua paramilitary network, has brought the issue to a head. Revelations regarding electoral meddling have also made clear that the Chavistas are not content to sit at home and rest on their dictatorial laurels.
Fergus Hodgson
Fergus Hodgson
Author
Fergus Hodgson is the director of “Econ Americas,” a financial consultancy, and publisher of the “Impunity Observer,” a geopolitical intelligence service. He is the author of “Financial Sovereignty for Canadians: Untether Yourself from the Ottawa Leviathan” (2024).