What are the implications of the US ‘capture’ of Nicolas Maduro?

US special forces seized Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro in an attack that’s taken the country and the world by surprise.

Maduro has long denied accusations by president Donald Trump of heading a narcotics cartel.

So, what are the implications of Washington’s actions?

Presenter: James Bays

Guests:

Phil Gunson – senior analyst for the Andes Project at the International Crisis Group

Richard Weitz – a US security analyst and Senior Fellow at the NATO Defense College

Temir Porras – former Foreign Policy Advisor to President Hugo Chavez and the former Chief of Staff for President Nicolas Maduro