1、On January 3,2026,the United States launched a special operation to exfiltrateVenezuelan President Nicols Maduro and his wife from Caracas.Below,Brookings experts consider the immediate implications of this operation forthe United States and Venezuela.SCOTT R.ANDERSONThe Maduro operation demonstrate
2、s the presidentsbroad authority to use military forceand may pointtoward some limitsThe underscores the extraordinarily broadauthority that modern presidents exercise over military forceand,potentially,itslimits.The executive branch that the president has the constitutional authority touse military
3、force without congressional authorization,so long as it supports U.S.interests and is not expected to result in“.”Its also argued that this authority is.Thus,its not entirely surprising for the Trump administration to argue that theoperation to capture Nicols Maduromaintainsprolonged and substantial
4、 militaryengagementsnot constrained by internationallawCOMMENTARYMaking sense of the US military operation inVenezuelaBrookings experts weigh inScott R.Anderson,Alex Brockwehl,Marcela Escobari,Vanda Felbab-Brown,Samantha Gross,Michael E.OHanlon,Ted Piccone,Elizabeth N.Saunders,Caitlin Talmadge,David