Today, we focus on a growing security challenge in America’s near abroad.
The regime of Nicolás Maduro is no longer viewed in Washington as a distant regional problem, but as a direct national security concern for the United States. This is not about ideology. It is about crime, instability, geography, and power.
Venezuela, Maduro, and U.S. National Security
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December 2025
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