Hi, everyone! We have reported deeply on the United States’ intervention in Venezuela and the capture of its leader, Nicolás Maduro. I, Michael Scherer, [interviewed President Trump](https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/01/trump-venezuela-maduro-delcy-rodriguez/685497/?gift=KAfKJBpWEhalxfNtFeR2vKgYBjv46aLuJVvk_YA_2TY&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share) the day after the raid and have reported about the U.S. attitude toward the new Venezuelan leader, Delcy Rodríguez. I have also followed the [Trump administration’s fixation on Venezuela](https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2025/11/trump-war-venezuela-maduro-strikes/684830/?gift=KAfKJBpWEhalxfNtFeR2vP9KiB-8HAkdL7EmCd07YCU&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share) over the years and covered [national-security strategy](https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/archive/2025/08/trump-national-security-decisions/683887/?gift=KAfKJBpWEhalxfNtFeR2vHVmj8dFYxbYMUy4RVzpPgk&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share) more broadly. I, Missy Ryan, cover the military and foreign affairs and have reported on the Trump administration’s [new “fuck around and find out” doctrine](https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/01/trump-monroe-doctrine-venezuela/685502/?gift=KAfKJBpWEhalxfNtFeR2vERjiLOOgotpZOj6ArSBqyo&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share) that was displayed in the raid, and on the potential ramifications of the [boat strikes](https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2025/12/war-drugs-venezuela-trafficking-trump/685094/?gift=KAfKJBpWEhalxfNtFeR2vFXNuTr-QM9Gv2le1bq7vgg&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share) in the Caribbean that preceded the U.S. government’s actions in Venezuela. I have a deep knowledge of the U.S. military and the Department of Defense. I, Gisela Salim-Peyer, am from Venezuela. I have r...
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