Maduro’s Last Exit to Brooklyn: Lessons in Regime Change

Yesterday’s Operation Absolute Resolve, the joint military-and-law-enforcement arrest of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores on “narco-terrorism conspiracy” charges, is a major step in keeping President Trump’s pledge to shore up U.S. power and influence in the Western Hemisphere. As of this writing, Maduro and Flores are headed to their new home at the federal Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Maduro had it coming. As Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio both stated in yesterday’s press conference, he rejected deals to step down from power. Now, he faces DOJ charges since 2020 on conspiring to export cocaine into the U.S. In recent weeks, he’s appeared more nervous, reportedly changing his residences often, according to the New York Times.

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Michael J. Ard

Michael J. Ard directs the Intelligence Analysis master’s program at Johns Hopkins University and is the former deputy National Intelligence Officer for the Western Hemisphere.

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Yesterday’s Operation Absolute Resolve, the joint military-and-law-enforcement arrest of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores on “narco-terrorism conspiracy” charges, is a major step in keeping President Trump’s pledge to shore up U.S. power and influence in the Western Hemisphere. As of this writing, Maduro and Flores are headed to their new home at the federal Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Maduro had it coming. As Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio both stated in yesterday’s press conference, he rejected deals to step down from power. Now, he faces DOJ charges since 2020 on conspiring to export cocaine into the U.S. In recent weeks, he’s appeared more nervous, reportedly changing his residences often, according to the New York Times.

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About the Author

Michael J. Ard

Michael J. Ard directs the Intelligence Analysis master’s program at Johns Hopkins University and is the former deputy National Intelligence Officer for the Western Hemisphere.