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January 7, 2026 | Vincent Rigby joined the Globe and Mail to discuss the details of Trump's national security strategy and what it means for the U.S. government's next moves. Rigby notes that Trump's use of the Monroe Doctrine is a message that "toes the line" with other states in the Western Hemisphere, encouraging cooperation among its allies and the desire to expand that list of countries, even if it requires force. 

Classified as: Vincent Rigby, United States, foreign policy, Venezuela
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Published on: 9 Jan 2026

January 5, 2026 | Kyle Matthews spoke to CTV News about the United States’ recent military action in Venezuela, cautioning that the removal of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces sets a dangerous precedent for global sovereignty. Matthews, a senior fellow at the Institute for Global Security, said the operation, which included airstrikes and the capture of Maduro, signals a troubling shift in how powerful states engage with sovereign countries and could encourage similar interventions elsewhere.

Classified as: U.S. politics, Venezuela, Kyle Matthews, foreign policy, foreign interference
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Published on: 7 Jan 2026

Jose Mauricio Gaona is an O’Brien Fellow at 91ºÚÁÏÍø Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, a Saul Hayes Fellow at 91ºÚÁÏ꿉۪s Faculty of Law, and a Vanier Canada Scholar.

"Sunday’s election in Venezuela of a national constituent assembly does not represent the very beginnings of Mr. Maduro’s dictatorship, but its final ascension. In truth, the actions of Mr. Maduro’s government in the past 12 months are archetypical of a dictatorship, not a democracy."

Classified as: Jose Mauricio Gaona, Faculty of Law, Venezuela
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Published on: 31 Jul 2017
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