Opinion: Mar铆a Corina Machado deserved the Nobel Peace Prize for leading Venezuela鈥檚 nonviolent democracy movement 鈥� but what does it mean if that effort鈥檚 success relies on a U.S. military incursion?
Machado鈥檚 win took place hours after President Donald Trump announced his Gaza peace deal 鈥� a combination that shows the power of the peaceful path. On the latest episode of Americas Decoded, SA国际传谋鈥檚 Americas editor Tim Padgett says there is a 鈥渄issonance between the concord we hope is emerging in the rubble of Gaza and the conflict we know is brewing in the waters off Venezuela.鈥�
He argues that any military incursion into Venezuela could send the region the message that, in the end, nonviolent democracy efforts matter less than the promise of yanqui military salvation.
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