Ramsey warned that even if the strikes lead to defections and eventually the fall of the regime, multiple pro-government armed groups in the country could challenge a new government and contribute to a bloody outcome that would look something like Libya after the 2011 fall of Muammar Qaddafi.

Monroe Doctrine 2.0: Why Venezuela, Guyana and Colombia suddenly matter a lot Strip away the rhetoric and Washington’s fixation on the northern rim of South America is about two things: who controls the hemisphere’s next decade of oil flows, and who controls the chokepoints and minerals that power modern industry.... See more