Tensions Rise as Venezuela's New Leadership Faces U.S. Pressure and Internal Strains

TL;DR
Venezuela's fragile civil-military alliance is under strain amid political upheaval following Maduro's removal, with various armed groups and factions potentially responding to U.S. pressure with violence or defection, risking a complex and messy conflict.
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- Venezuela’s civil-military alliance is being stretched — if it breaks, numerous armed groups may be drawn into messy split The Conversation
- Trump has a list of demands for Venezuela’s new leader Politico
- Venezuela swears in interim leader, seeking to show it operates free from U.S. control NPR
- Can Venezuela’s New Leader Keep the U.S. Happy and Her Elites in Line? The New York Times
- Trump Threatens Venezuela’s New Leader With a Fate Worse Than Maduro’s The Atlantic
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