U.S. interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean haven't always gone as planned

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U.S. interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean haven't always gone as planned

Friday 2nd January 2026, 10:00AM

President Trump's pressure campaign against Venezuela is the latest in a long saga of U.S. intervention in the region that is rooted in the 1823 Monroe Doctrine — and is a mix of success and failure.

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