The US Captures Maduro: Gunboat Diplomacy Reshapes a Multipolar World

The unilateral US military strike on Venezuela and the capture of Nicolás Maduro mark a historic rupture in international norms, signaling a return to aggressive gunboat diplomacy. This operation, driven by oil interests and framed as anti-narcotics enforcement, exposes the fragility of the post-WWII order and accelerates the formation of non-US-centric alliances among mid-sized powers.