Donald Trump’s raid on Venezuela foreshadows a new ‘great power’ carve-up of the world

By Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham

Donald Trump and his senior officials have hailed Operation Absolute Resolve, the raid on Caracas and the capture and abduction of Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, as an outstanding military success.

It’s also easy to argue it was a blatant and unashamed violation of international law. And it signals a further erosion of what is left of the rules-based international order.

The temptation for the White House now is to declare…

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