Trump said she did not have support or respect in Venezuela, but European leaders have embraced her as leading an opposition that deserves power. The Yale professor of international law Oona Hathaway, however, said she saw no plausible justification under the UN charter for the US use of force. The US action was a breach of international law unlike any before, she said. Under all circumstances, the principles of international law and the UN charter must be respected. Those who advocate for international law may now find themselves appealing to a vanishing world order in which Venezuela is the latest burial in an already crowded graveyard.

Source: The Guardian January 04, 2026 20:30 UTC