And Trump’s decision to turn the American arsenal back on the Western Hemisphere recalls the very long, frequently dark history of American-led regime change closer to home. Trump isn’t even talking about democracyDefending democracy has long been a stated, if sometimes unbelievable, goal of recent US-led regime change, but Trump does not appear particularly interested in it. As soon as the Spanish were gone, we changed our minds and decided we wanted to rule Cuba,” Kinzer said. Setting aside values like democracy and human rights, Kuperman said US-led regime change accomplishes its goals about half the time. Taking out Maduro could be a step to regime change in Cuba.

Source: CNN January 06, 2026 16:32 UTC