Overview
- After the Caracas raid, Nicolás Maduro is detained and facing prosecution in New York, as the White House openly ties the operation to securing Venezuelan oil for U.S. firms.
- On Sunday, Trump warned Havana there will be "no more oil or money for Cuba" and urged a deal, asserting that the United States will protect Venezuela.
- He derided Colombia’s president Gustavo Petro and, when asked about ordering an operation against Colombia, replied, "Sounds good."
- The president has revived his push to take control of Greenland — a Danish, NATO territory — saying it could be obtained "by good means or by bad," prompting rebukes in Europe and questions about alliance cohesion.
- Senior aides have dismissed international law as a constraint and the November 2025 National Security Strategy asserts a Monroe-style claim over Western Hemisphere assets, deepening splits among right-wing allies abroad.