There are many angles to the U.S. capture and removal of Nicolas Maduro from power in Venezuela. Assuming this is curtains for his regime — not yet a done deal, but one that the Venezuelan opposition will presumably be trying to bring about immediately — we should consider how it will affect a major regional dynamic: ending the exodus of Venezuelan refugees from the country.

According to figures from the UN Refugee Agency (take that with a grain of salt), “nearly 7.9 million people have left Venezuela in search of protection and a better life. The majority – more........

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