Experts: U.S. captures Venezuela’s president
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife were captured by U.S. special forces last week and are to appear in a U.S. court today on charges related to drug trafficking and narco-terrorism. Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump has coined the term “Donroe Doctrine,” after the 19th-century Monroe Doctrine setting out U.S. dominance of the Western Hemisphere and has threatened the government of Colombia.
These McGill experts are available to comment on this topic:
Manual Balan, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Institute for the Study of International Development, has expertise in Latin American politics, corruption, elections, governance and public policy.
Manuel.balan [at] mcgill.ca (English, French, Portuguese, Spanish)
Jacob Blanc, Associate Professor, Department of History and Classical Studies and Institute for the Study of International Development, has expertise as a historian of Latin America with a specialty in U.S.-Latin American relations and interventions.
jacob.blanc [at] mcgill.ca (English, French)
Juan Pablo Luna, Professor and Diamond-Brown Chair in Democratic Studies, Department of Political Science, has expertise in Latin American politics, including how the dynamics of organized crime are contributing to reshaping politics, states, and markets in Latin America.
juan.luna [at] mcgill.ca (English, Spanish)
Frédéric Mégret, Professor, William Dawson Scholar, Faculty of Law, Co-director, Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, can discuss the use of force to capture President Maduro, the charges against him and the expected trial.
Frederic.megret [at] mcgill.ca (English, French)
Noah Weisbord, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, can speak about international criminal law; whether the U.S. operation is legal under both international and U.S. law; the Monroe Doctrine and the history of U.S. military intervention in Latin America.
noah.weisbord [at] mcgill.ca (English, French)