The tactical success of his operation in Caracas appears to have whetted Donald Trump’s appetite for intervention

President Trump ordered U.S. forces to strike Venezuela and seize Nicolás Maduro, escalating U.S. military involvement and signaling a tougher approach toward Latin America.

President Trump has launched a new era of U.S. intervention in Latin America. Some regional leaders are celebrating, while many others are deeply concerned.

How did regional and global actors respond to the January 3 events? AS/COA Online rounds up the range of reactions.

President Trump's pressure campaign against Venezuela is the latest in a long saga of U.S. intervention in the region that is rooted in the 1823 Monroe Doctrine — and is a mix of success and failure.

President Trump took aim at Cuba, Mexico and Colombia as possible future targets. Some Latino residents in the Chicago area fear more military action in their home countries. Others see the president putting pressure on corrupt leaders.

Colombia’s Vice Minister for Multilateral Affairs, Mauricio Jaramillo Jassir, warned on Tuesday that the U.S. military operation in Venezuela threatens peace and security across Latin America and violates international law.

Former Venezuelan leader, Nicolás Maduro, appeared in a New York court yesterday. He’s facing drug-trafficking and weapons charges after the U.S. abducted him and his wife in an explosive operation over the weekend.