Snap Insight: US attack on Venezuela further erodes what is left of old world order

Still, Nicolas Maduro's capture by US special forces, after the “large-scale strike” on the South American country in the early hours of Saturday (Jan 3), is both a demonstration of unconstrained force – and a shocking violation of international law. At his press conference, he announced that the US was going to run Venezuela until a proper transition could take place, but stopped short of committing troops to an actual occupation force. Mr Trump said the US and the Western Hemisphere were a much safer place to be after the US operation.