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Venezuelans want President Maduro out, but most would oppose foreign military intervention to remove him

  • Written by David Smilde, Professor of Sociology, Tulane University

Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, who has led his country into one of the world’s worst economic crises, will be sworn in for a new six-year term on Jan. 10.

It will be a lonely inauguration. Some 40 countries – including the United States, Brazil, Colombia and the entire European Union – refuse to recognize Maduro as...

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