U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to invade Venezuela and arrest the country’s president to face drug charges in New York, and his tough talk about intervening in other regional countries like Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, and even Greenland, have allies wondering if the administration’s new policy will be hyper-focused on the Western Hemisphere, while neglecting allies in other regions.
Chris Wright, the U.S. energy secretary, said last week that the Trump administration plans to oversee Venezuela’s oil output “indefinitely” and will “sell the production that comes out of Venezuela into the marketplace,” just days after the U.S.’s kidnapping of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro.
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U.S. President Donald Trump sent a clear message to Iran over the weekend that his military stands ready to intervene if Tehran begins killing protesters who have reportedly taken to the streets against the country’s leadership.
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Venezuela’s decision going forward will be dictated by the Trump administration, as the White House said last week that it will keep the interim government in Caracas on a short leash.