THE CURRENT Issue 1086 · November 12, 2025

Trump Looks Far South of the Border 

What could be next for the Trump administration’s moves in Latin America and how do they play into the president’s broader game?

Trump Looks Far South of the Border 

Few American news watchers think much about Venezuela. The South American country has long been a thorn in the side for the US, but it was managed with minimum resources and public attention.

With a series of strikes on drug smuggling boats and a bolstered military presence around the region, the US looks like it is up to more than the ostensible counternarcotics mission.

What could be next for the Trump administration’s moves in Latin America and how do they play into the president’s broader game?

What is going on?

Beginning in September, the US military has carried out strikes against Venezuelan drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean and Pacific.

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