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How to Topple Maduro
And Why Regime Change Is the Only Way Forward in Venezuela
By Elliott Abrams | November 20, 2025
ELLIOTT ABRAMS is a Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. He served as Special Representative for Venezuela in the first Trump administration and as Assistant Secretary of State for Latin America in the Reagan administration.
How to Topple Maduro
And Why Regime Change Is the Only Way Forward in Venezuela
By Elliott Abrams | November 20, 2025
ELLIOTT ABRAMS is a Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. He served as Special Representative for Venezuela in the first Trump administration and as Assistant Secretary of State for Latin America in the Reagan administration.