The U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro shows how quickly power can override international law

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The U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, and the muted or celebratory response it received from Canadian political leaders, should alarm anyone who assumes the postwar global order still constrains raw power.

Many international law experts, including former UN officials and legal scholars, argue the operation may violate international law and could amount to an illegal abduction. I am equally disturbed by how casually this event has been received by political leaders in Canada, especially Pierre Poilievre.

The United States has a long, well-documented history of intervening in foreign governments, sometimes openly and sometimes by proxy. Canada has not always stood apart from those efforts, as seen during the 2004 removal of Haiti’s elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

A world without enforceable international laws is not safe for anyone.

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