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Making sense of the US military operation in Venezuela
US President Donald Trump (2R) looks on as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine (2L) speaks to the press following US military actions in Venezuela, at Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on January 3, 2026.
Venezuela Making sense of the US military operation in Venezuela

Scott R. Anderson, Alex Brockwehl, Marcela Escobari, Vanda Felbab-Brown, Samantha Gross, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Ted Piccone, Elizabeth N. Saunders, Caitlin Talmadge, David G. Victor, Valerie Wirtschafter, Kelebogile Zvobgo

January 5, 2026

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Strobe Talbott Distinguished Fellow - Foreign Policy

Constanze Stelzenmüller
Constanze Stelzenmüller Director - Center on the United States and Europe, Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe, Fritz Stern Chair on Germany and Transatlantic Relations

Rebecca Winthrop
Rebecca Winthrop Director - Center for Universal Education, Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

Benjamin Wittes Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, Editor-in-Chief - Lawfare

Sweta Shah
Sweta Shah Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Universal Education
Joanne Wallis
Joanne Wallis Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Asia Policy Studies
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