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Maduro’s Capture Sends Message to China, Other Authoritarian States: Analysts

The Jan. 3 operation is being interpreted as a signal that Washington may move more aggressively against authoritarian leaders it deems security threats.

People celebrate the news of the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro by the U.S. military, in Doral, Fla., on Jan. 3, 2026. Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images

Michael Zhuang
1/4/2026|Updated: 1/4/2026


On Jan. 3, under President Donald Trump’s orders, U.S. special operations forces launched a raid on the Venezuelan capital city of Caracas and captured the wanted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife.

They were taken to New York to face narco-terrorism charges. It was an operation that analysts say carries implications far beyond Venezuela—particularly for China and other authoritarian states aligned against Washington.

Analysts say the operation represents the clearest expression yet of Trump’s revived Monroe Doctrine—or the “Donroe Doctrine,” as Trump calls it—that treats U.S. national security and law enforcement as inseparable.

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