Maduro’s Heirs: Human Rights Violators, Corrupt Enforcers and Ruthless Loyalists

Maduro’s heirs: human rights violators, corrupt enforcers and ruthless loyalists

As the Trump administration escalates pressure on Venezuela, experts warn that Nicolás Maduro’s downfall could open the door to a successor "even worse" than the dictator himself and unleash a landscape dominated by drug cartels, guerrilla factions and armed warlords who have embedded themselves across Venezuela for decades.Venezuela today is less a centralized dictatorship and more a patchwork of criminal territories controlled by cartels, Colo…

As US Pressure Against Venezuela Builds, Polymarket Bettors Handicap Maduro’s Exit Timing

Over the past year, tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela have heated up heading into late 2025 under President Trump, marked by U.S. maritime strikes, tanker seizures, and sanctions aimed squarely at Nicolás Maduro’s regime. Polymarket bettors say the odds of Maduro being pushed from power are ticking higher, with a 21% chance it happens […]