Alex breaks down the U.S. strike on Caracas and the dramatic capture of Nicolás Maduro, now headed to the U.S. to face narcoterrorism charges. He explores the legal and political justifications and why this is one of the boldest U.S. interventions in decades.

But Alex is also thinking beyond the headlines: toppling Maduro may be the easy part. The real challenge is what comes next — power vacuums, armed groups, regional instability, and migration. Can the U.S. really “run the country,” or is Venezuela on the verge of another foreign-policy disaster?

Bold, unsettling, and full of questions, this episode asks not just can America do this — but what happens next if it does.