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US seizure of Venezuela’s Maduro puts world ‘on notice’, says analyst
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The United States attacked Venezuela and captured its long-serving President Nicolas Maduro and his wife on Saturday (Jan 3), with US President Donald Trump promising to put the country under American control for now, even as Venezuelan officials vowed defiance. The dramatic operation sends a message to rivals and allies alike, says Drew Thompson, a senior fellow at the Nanyang Technological University’s S Rajaratnam School of International Studies. He tells CNA’s Asia Tonight this highlights Washington’s readiness to use force to protect its interests, particularly in the Americas.

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