Another related justification is that “great power competition” means the US must be more aggressive in curtailing China’s rapidly growing influence in Latin America. And while it’s true that Beijing’s ties with Latin American nations have been expanding, a US military intervention against Venezuela would likely backfire by energizing China’s growing influence there.
fredag 14. november 2025
Trump’s Venezuela war threat a gift to China
Having once promised to halt America’s “endless wars,” Donald Trump now finds himself deliberating whether to start another one in Venezuela. A number of rationales have been floated to support this prospective military intervention, including stopping “narco-terrorism” and spreading democracy.
Another related justification is that “great power competition” means the US must be more aggressive in curtailing China’s rapidly growing influence in Latin America. And while it’s true that Beijing’s ties with Latin American nations have been expanding, a US military intervention against Venezuela would likely backfire by energizing China’s growing influence there.
Another related justification is that “great power competition” means the US must be more aggressive in curtailing China’s rapidly growing influence in Latin America. And while it’s true that Beijing’s ties with Latin American nations have been expanding, a US military intervention against Venezuela would likely backfire by energizing China’s growing influence there.
