🔗 Click the following link to get tickets to 'The Econoclasts LIVE' in London on March 23rd: https://unherd.com/econoclastslive 📰 Subscribe to UnHerd today at: https://bit.ly/3Qdkd5y In today’s Venezuela special, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau expose the reality behind the abduction of Nicolás Maduro and the dawn of a ‘Donroe Doctrine’ that signals the end of international law. As the first days of 2026 unfold, could Trump’s gangster-style intervention actually be emboldening Putin and Xi, and are Greenland and Canada truly the next targets on the list? And in a ‘Putinized’ West where European leaders remain non-entities, is this merely a regime change in Caracas, or a strategic flooding of the zone designed to shatter the transatlantic alliance and usher in a new era of transactional warfare? Watch it on the UnHerd website: https://unherd.com/watch-listen/why-venezuela-was-only-the-beginning/ Listen to the podcast: plinkhq.com/i/1685475850 Advertise on UnHerd @ zoe.white@unherd.com Follow UnHerd on social media: Twitter: https://x.com/Econoclasts Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unherd/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unherd/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unherdtv //TIMECODES// 00:00 - 01:19 – Intro 01:19 - 04:11 – Venezuela and International Law 04:11 - 06:59 – ‘Putinising’ the West 06:59 - 09:01 – European Reaction and Dependency on the U.S. 09:01 - 12:24 – Oil Politics and Trump’s Power Base 12:24 - 14:05 – Renewables, China & Trump’s Strategy 14:05 - 16:56 – Panama, Iraq & Venezuela: Intervention Parallels 16:56 - 20:17 – Quick Wins & Opportunistic Strategy: Trump’s New Playbook 20:17 - 23:15 – Domestic Distraction & MAGA Management 23:15 - 27:00 – Trump’s Mafia Boss Mentality 27:00 - 30:40 – Gangsterism or Global War? Trump vs. Harris 30:40 - 32:36 – “Gentleman” vs. “Gangster” Diplomacy 32:36 - 32:59 – Conclusions #UnHerd #Venezuela #Maduro