The United States’ raid to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro shows President Donald Trump is not afraid of conflict to achieve his foreign policy aims across the Americas

DONALD TRUMP RAN FOR PRESI-dent three times pledging to avoid the type of military entanglements that unfolded on Jan. 3: The capture of Venezuela’s leader and his wife was a dramatic break from what

The small boats, many traditionally used for fishing, were taken out by what Trump called the “greatest armada” in the history of the western hemisphere, including the largest U.S. aircraft carrier, 1

FOUR WEEKS BEFORE THE BEGINNING of his second term as President, Donald Trump abruptly floated the idea of taking back the Panama Canal. It had been a quarter-century since the U.S. formally ceded to

We are in Nicaragua, and here the local news comes in whispers. “You wouldn’t believe the panic that has gone on here. They’re running scared. And I don’t blame them.” Our old friend was being cautiou

EVEN THE CANADIANS ARE DRAWING up plans for how they might respond to a U.S. invasion. That’s how spooked global leaders are right now about an unhinged flare of contempt from their typically allied c