Estados Unidos
City of Boston, Estados Unidos
Whether covert or overt, any attempt at regime change in Venezuela will face formidable challenges. Covert methods fail far more often than they succeed, and it is unlikely that threats of force or airstrikes will successfully pressure Nicolás Maduro to flee. And even if the United States were to succeed in ousting him, the longer-term game of regime change would still be risky. Historically, the aftermaths of such operations have been chaotic and violent.