1、1 The Brookings Institution The Current podcast“What did the US achieve in the Venezuela operation?”Thursday,January 8,2026 Participants:Scott R.Anderson Fellow,Governance Studies,The Brookings Institution General Counsel and Senior Editor,Lawfare Caitlin Talmadge Raphael Dorman-Helen Starbuck Assoc
2、iate Professor of Political Science Massachusetts Institute of Technology Nonresident Senior Fellow,Foreign Policy,Strobe Talbott Center for Security,Strategy,and Technology,The Brookings Institution Episode Summary:Scott Anderson and Caitlin Talmadge discuss the legal,tactical,and strategic angles
3、of the recent U.S.military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro and his wife.Anderson,a fellow in Governance Studies and general counsel for Lawfare,and Talmadge,Foreign Policy nonresident senior fellow and professor at M.I.T.,explore what the stunning tactical success of the operation means for U.S.strategic goals in the region and around the world.