Target Venezuela: Drug war or US power grab? | Mapped Out

Trump has authorized a CIA covert operation against Venezuela. His administration has already targeted “drug boats” in the Caribbean. Dozens of people have been killed, and UN rights experts have called the US strikes extrajudicial executions. Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro says it is about taking control of the oil-rich nation. Trump calls Maduro a “narcoterrorist” and has declined to answer if the goal is regime change in Venezuela. Is it just about drugs? Or is something bigger going on that might affect the entire region? And how will Venezuela’s backers, Russia and China react? 00:00 Intro 00:52 War on drugs: Trump's Caribbean deployment 05:37 Regime Change in Venezuela? 10:54 The bigger picture: Back to America's Backyard? 15:50 Outro For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1 #trump #maduro #cia #drugwars