After Venezuela, where will the 'Donroe Doctrine' go next?

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🗓️ 7 January 2026

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Venezuelan investigative journalist Roberto Deniz discusses concerns that forces loyal to the new regime in Venezuela are cracking down against critics of the U.S. ouster of President Nicolás Maduro.

Then, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers that President Trump wants to buy Greenland, not invade it, according to the New York Times. Security analyst Jim Walsh looks at the administration's goals.

And, while Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's ouster came as a surprise to most, a better on the Polymarket cryptocurrency platform made $400,000 in profits in a series of wagers, the last coming just hours before the U.S. operation began. The bets are raising red flags among market watchers who say the winner likely relied on insider information. NPR's Bobby Allyn explains.

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0:26.0	For me, it is clear that there were a lot of people, you know,
0:29.2	that maybe was giving information to the United States,
0:31.9	and probably one of them is Delphi Rodriguez.
0:40.5	An exiled Venezuelan journalist says the U.S. had help in high places when it snatched Nicolas Maduro.
0:51.4	It's Wednesday, January 7th, and this is here and now anytime from NPR and WVR.
0:56.9	I'm Chris Bentley.
1:00.8	Today, the American military said it boarded two oil tankers, one in the Caribbean Sea and the other in the North Atlantic.
1:09.0	The one of the North Atlantic had eluded the American naval blockade of Venezuela weeks ago
1:14.7	and was reportedly flying under a Russian flag.
1:18.6	The other tanker was stateless, according to U.S. Southern Command.
1:23.8	Seizing ships is just one way that the U.S. is remaking the Western Hemisphere by force.
1:29.3	And a little later on the show, we'll discuss President Trump's overtures to a new era of American imperialism.
1:37.0	Also, oil is a valuable resource.
1:41.3	But you know what's even more valuable in an era when you can gamble on the
1:45.0	outcomes of world events? Information. There were more and more bets. I think it was close to
1:51.2	$32,000 worth of money was pumped into this idea that Maduro would be toppled. And then, of course,
1:57.3	when he was arrested, that turned into some $400,000.
2:02.5	It's quite the windfall for this gambler.
2:05.5	A questionable wail on Polly Market.
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