Colombian President Petro’s Defense of Maduro Exposes Dangerous U.S. Overreach

In a brazen display of disregard for international norms and regional sovereignty, the United States’ recent actions against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro have sparked sharp condemnation from Colombia's President Gustavo Petro. Labeling the detention as nothing short of kidnapping, Petro’s comments reveal deep fractures in U.S.-Latin American relations and raise urgent questions about America’s adherence to the principles that once defined its foreign policy. How Long Will Washington Disregard Latin America’s Sovereignty? Petro did not mince words. Declaring the U.S. operation “aberrant” and accusing it of destroying the global state of law, he highlighted how these unilateral moves trample on...