Dr. Amalendu Misra discusses whether the US is pursuing a subtle, calibrated strategy to reshape Venezuela's political and economic structure. He argues that this approach avoids the destabilizing consequences seen during forceful regime changes in Iraq or Libya.

Peter O'Brien is pleased to welcome Dr. Amalendu Misra, Author and Professor of International Politics at Lancaster University. Is the evolving situation in Venezuela a transformation in the methods of regime change? What we are witnessing is not the overt, forceful restructuring seen in Iraq or Libya, argues Professor Misra. rather a subtler, more calibrated strategy: a “regime change light.” From his perspective, the US is seeking to reshape Venezuela’s political and economic structure while a...