Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Share U.S. Strike on Venezuela: Maduro Detained — What Comes Next
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Or
U.S. Strike on Venezuela: Maduro Detained — What Comes Next
This episode was made with artificial intelligence.
U.S. airstrikes on targets in Venezuela; President Nicolás Maduro detained and taken to New York.
The government in Caracas reports fatalities, declares a state of defense, and denounces the action as an illegal act of aggression under international law. Is Venezuela facing regime change—or are repression, instability, and regional escalation looming?
In this special episode of our podcast Im Krisenmodus, FUNKE war correspondent Jan Jessen speaks with Latin America expert Dr. Claudia Zilla (German Institute for International and Security Affairs, SWP) about U.S. motives, the drug trafficking allegations against Maduro, the logic of authoritarian regimes, the role of the military, international law—and what outcomes are realistically possible now.
____
Guest
Dr. Claudia Zilla – Senior Fellow, Americas Research Division
German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), Berlin
Jan Jessen – Political Editor-in-Chief of NRZ; war and crisis correspondent
FUNKE Media Group
____
🧭 Chapter Overview1 – Attack and detention
U.S. airstrikes on Venezuela; abduction of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife; state of emergency in Caracas
2 – Drug trafficking allegations against Maduro
Why Venezuela does not play a central role in drug trafficking—transit routes, fentanyl, the Mexico–U.S. border
3 – Regime change ≠ democratization
Why detaining the country’s leadership does not automatically topple the system
4 – Public mood
Anger, grief, uncertainty: how the population, the opposition, and the regime are reacting
5 – Violence or fragmentation ahead?
The role of the military, potential repression, risks of internal power struggles
6 – Latin America & Europe
Divided regional reactions, concerns about U.S. hegemony, Europe’s dilemma
7 – International law & outlook
Why the operation is considered a violation of international law—and what will be decisive next
____
🤝 More Information
German Federal Foreign Office
Current travel and security advice for Venezuela
Website: auswaertiges-amt.de
📬 Contact & FeedbackQuestions, criticism, suggestions? Write to us:
🟢 Subscribe NowIm Krisenmodus—available wherever podcasts are found:
Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Deezer | YouTube
📅 New Episodes
Every two weeks, on Wednesdays.
Im Krisenmodus is a podcast by FUNKE Media Group.
View all episodes
By Jan Jessen & Alexander Baumeister / Funke MediengruppeThis episode was made with artificial intelligence.
U.S. airstrikes on targets in Venezuela; President Nicolás Maduro detained and taken to New York.
The government in Caracas reports fatalities, declares a state of defense, and denounces the action as an illegal act of aggression under international law. Is Venezuela facing regime change—or are repression, instability, and regional escalation looming?
In this special episode of our podcast Im Krisenmodus, FUNKE war correspondent Jan Jessen speaks with Latin America expert Dr. Claudia Zilla (German Institute for International and Security Affairs, SWP) about U.S. motives, the drug trafficking allegations against Maduro, the logic of authoritarian regimes, the role of the military, international law—and what outcomes are realistically possible now.
____
Guest
Dr. Claudia Zilla – Senior Fellow, Americas Research Division
German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), Berlin
Jan Jessen – Political Editor-in-Chief of NRZ; war and crisis correspondent
FUNKE Media Group
____
🧭 Chapter Overview1 – Attack and detention
U.S. airstrikes on Venezuela; abduction of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife; state of emergency in Caracas
2 – Drug trafficking allegations against Maduro
Why Venezuela does not play a central role in drug trafficking—transit routes, fentanyl, the Mexico–U.S. border
3 – Regime change ≠ democratization
Why detaining the country’s leadership does not automatically topple the system
4 – Public mood
Anger, grief, uncertainty: how the population, the opposition, and the regime are reacting
5 – Violence or fragmentation ahead?
The role of the military, potential repression, risks of internal power struggles
6 – Latin America & Europe
Divided regional reactions, concerns about U.S. hegemony, Europe’s dilemma
7 – International law & outlook
Why the operation is considered a violation of international law—and what will be decisive next
____
🤝 More Information
German Federal Foreign Office
Current travel and security advice for Venezuela
Website: auswaertiges-amt.de
📬 Contact & FeedbackQuestions, criticism, suggestions? Write to us:
🟢 Subscribe NowIm Krisenmodus—available wherever podcasts are found:
Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Deezer | YouTube
📅 New Episodes
Every two weeks, on Wednesdays.
Im Krisenmodus is a podcast by FUNKE Media Group.