The White House says military intervention in Venezuela to remove Nicolas Maduro is "possible." (Reuters)
Zoe Daniel and Emily Olson, ABC News Online: Donald Trump cosies up to authoritarian leaders. So why is he considering military action in Venezuela?
To hear the Americans explain it, their concern about Venezuela is about democracy, humanitarian crises and the ousting of an increasingly hard-line and ineffective leader in Nicolas Maduro.
Fair enough?
According to the United Nations, about 3.5 million Venezuelans have fled the country in the past few years, representing a 10th of the population.
A full million have flooded into neighbouring Colombia, and the rest have been dispersed across the region, including into the US.
Of those left, 94 per cent live in poverty. Most are malnourished and face chronic shortages of food, water and medicine.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- May 3, 2019
AP Exclusive: US missed chance to woo Venezuela generals -- Joshua Goodman, AP
The plot that failed: how Venezuela's 'uprising' fizzled -- Patricia Torres, Julian Borger, Joe Parkin Daniels and Tom Phillips, The Guardian
What’s next for Venezuela after days of tumult? -- Christopher Torchia, AP
Venezuela crisis: Frustrated opposition await next opportunity -- Barbara Plett Usher, BBC
Who is Venezuela opposition leader Juan Guaido? -- John Holman, Al Jazeera
China may give up Iran oil to protect relationship with US -- Katrina Yu, Al Jazeera
Will China’s embrace of military AI trigger a new arms race? -- Kristin Huang , SCMP
Should Australia be partnering with the Chinese tech giants designing a surveillance state? -- Elise Thomas, ABC News Online
Q&A: 'India is heading towards a full ethnic democracy' -- Saif Khalid, Al Jazeera
Nguyen Phu Trong: Where is the president of Vietnam? -- BBC
The Persistent Status Quo With North Korea -- Robert Kelly, Lowy Interpreter
How the (Once) Most Corrupt Country in the World Got Clean(er) -- Jonah Blank, The Atlantic
Is Sudan a new regional battleground? -- Jonathan Marcus, BBC
Military stalemate, foreign players in Libya offensive -- AFP
Vladimir Putin stirs Russia-Ukraine tensions with passport offer -- Roman Goncharenko, DW
A U.S.-Russia-China Arms Treaty? Extend New START First -- Jon Wolfsthal, Defense One
Christian persecution 'at near genocide levels' -- BBC
Ending the Myth of the Poor Terrorist -- Claude Berrebi and Owen Engel, The Tablet
