Why the Threat of U.S. Intervention in Venezuela Revives Historical Tensions in the Region

Standing on the balcony of his presidential palace on Wednesday, Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro warned his supporters about the U.S. response to their country's political crisis. "We don't want to go back to the gringo interventions of the 20th century," he said. "The U.S. is trying to mount a coup and install a puppet government [to protect] its interests in Venezuela.

Standing on the balcony of his presidential palace on Wednesday, Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro warned his supporters about the U.S. response to their country's political crisis. "We don't want to go back to the gringo interventions of the 20th century," he said. "The U.S. is trying to mount a coup and install a puppet government [to protect] its interests in Venezuela.