Is the US About to Attempt Regime Change in Venezuela? The View From Caracas

Is the US About to Attempt Regime Change in Venezuela? The View From Caracas

Author: Global Dispatches October 20, 2025 Duration: 27:30

Rhetoric and actions from the Trump administration suggest that the United States is seeking to forcibly oust Nicolás Maduro from power in Venezuela Is the U.S. really going to attempt regime change in Venezuela, and what would that even look like? Joining me from Caracas is Phil Gunson, Senior Analyst for the Andes Region at the International Crisis Group. We kick off discussing the mood in Caracas right now amid this increasingly threatening American posture before having a longer conversation about whether the U.S. is indeed seeking regime change, what that might entail, and the profound risks of American intervention in Venezuela.


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