A Wounded Hemispheric Order

Trump’s US Interventionism in Venezuela

Authors

  • Paulo Afonso Velasco Júnior

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54827/issn2764-7897.cebri2026.17.02.06.101-114.en

Abstract

This article examines how the initial strategy of economic sanctions and diplomatic isolation failed to achieve regime change and, instead, facilitated regional fragmentation. It further details the execution of "Operation Absolute Resolve", which resulted in the military capture and extraterritorial judicialization of Nicolás Maduro. The study highlights that the 2026 intervention made under Donald Trump's second term represents a fundamental fracture in the post-1945 international order, signaling a transition toward a hemispheric security architecture governed by geoeconomic coercion and unilateral force.

Author Biography

Paulo Afonso Velasco Júnior

Associate Professor of International Politics at the Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ). He earned his PhD in Political Science from the Institute of Social and Political Studies (IESP-UERJ). His research focuses on Latin America, Venezuela, regional integration and Brazilian foreign policy.

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Published

2026-09-09

How to Cite

Velasco Júnior, P. A. (2026). A Wounded Hemispheric Order: Trump’s US Interventionism in Venezuela. CEBRI-Revista: Brazilian Journal of International Affairs, (17). https://doi.org/10.54827/issn2764-7897.cebri2026.17.02.06.101-114.en