The recent U.S. seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is not comparable to the 1989 U.S. ousting of Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega

James argues that comparing the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro to the 1989 removal of Manuel Noriega in Panama is misleading. Panama was small, militarily weak, and already filled with U.S. troops, which made regime change fast and controllable. Venezuela is the opposite: a large country with a powerful military, deep national identity, and vast […]

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