‘A giant game of chicken’: Trump’s Venezuela standoff edges toward conflict

Photo caption (translated by Google): May 29, 2023 – President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, during a press statement on the occasion of his visit to Brazil. Planalto Palace – Brasília – DF. Photo credit: Ricardo Stuckert / PR / Palácio do Planalto via Flickr. CC BY 2.0. Article by John Otis. NPR – November 27, 2025.

BOGOTÁ, Colombia — The U.S. military buildup in the southern Caribbean Sea near Venezuela is raising expectations of an armed strike against that country but also fears that it could create a South American quagmire. Tension is building as the Trump administration amasses warships and thousands of troops in the Caribbean. On Monday, it designated the Venezuela’s government, led by President Nicolás Maduro, as a foreign terrorist organization. And while saying Tuesday that he was open to talking with Maduro, President Trump has also hinted that the authoritarian leader’s days are numbered. […]

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