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Venezuela’s new leadership?
GZERO Live

Venezuela’s new leadership?

Is Venezuela entering a real transition or just a more volatile phase of strongman politics? In GZERO’s 2026 Top Risks livestream, Risa Grais-Targow, Director for Latin America at Eurasia Group, examines Delcy Rodríguez’s role as Venezuela's interim president after Nicolás Maduro.

Interim President Delcy Rodriguez, in green, walks out of the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, on January 5, 2026.
Analysis

Dealing with Delcy: Regime change without changing the regime

Having ousted dancing strongman Nicolás Maduro, Washington has turned to his vice-president, 56-year-old Delcy Rodríguez. The Trump administration won’t necessarily have it easy with the new leader.

Is the US heading toward military strikes in Venezuela?
ask ian

Is the US heading toward military strikes in Venezuela?

On Ask Ian, Ian Bremmer breaks down the steady escalation of US pressure on Venezuela and why direct military action is now a real possibility.

​Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro reacts after shooting an arrow during a rally on the Day of Indigenous Resistance in Caracas, Venezuela, on October 12, 2025.
What We're Watching

What We’re Watching: Venezuela clamps down on dissidents, Democrats celebrate election successes, Leading economist warns of triple bubble

Trump wouldn't actually invade Venezuela...would he?
The Debrief

Trump wouldn't actually invade Venezuela...would he?

Here's how it could happen and why.

Is the US preparing to strike Venezuela?
Quick Take

Is the US preparing to strike Venezuela?

In this episode of Ian Bremmer’s Quick Take, Ian breaks down escalating US actions toward Venezuela.

Venezuela's opposition leader: Maduro's regime "is not a conventional dictatorship
GZERO World Clips

Venezuela's opposition leader: Maduro's regime "is not a conventional dictatorship

Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado lays out why the Nicolás Maduro regime is anything but a conventional dictatorship.

Has China lost patience with Venezuela's Maduro regime?
GZERO World Clips

Has China lost patience with Venezuela's Maduro regime?

Venezuela's opposition leader says the days of China investing heavily in Venezuela's oil industry are over, thanks to the Maduro regime.

​Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado greets supporters at a protest ahead of the Friday inauguration of President Nicolas Maduro for his third term, in Caracas, Venezuela January 9, 2025.
What We're Watching

Venezuela briefly arrests opposition leader just ahead of Maduro inauguration

Regime forces violently detained Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado as she left a rally in Caracas on Thursday, one day before strongman President Nicolás Maduro was set to begin his third term.

​FILE PHOTO: Afghan women walk after the recent earthquake in the district of Zinda Jan, in Herat, Afghanistan October 10, 2023.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Iran suspected of killing Afghan migrants, Meta busts lunch scheme, Venezuela jails more foreigners, US and NATO mark a decade of fighting ISIS