After Maduro’s Capture, the Shockwaves Reach Mexico
U.S. pressure may force Mexico’s leaders to make crucial decisions on organized crime, Cuba, and their policy priorities.
MEXICO CITY—Months of naval blockade culminated in the capture of Nicolás Maduro, unleashing a vortex of centrifugal shockwaves that threaten to alter the established order in Mexico. The political aftermath of the military operation, a spectacular logistical and intelligence success, could be enormous and deeply consequential throughout the region. Some of the strategic considerations that led to the detention of the former Venezuelan dictator remain unknown, particularly whether there were understandings with global powers such as China or Russia—factors that would be...
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