Did the US actually stabilize Venezuela? | ask ian

​Ian Bremmer breaks down the complicated reality inside Venezuela after Nicolás Maduro’s removal from power. While the Trump administration sees the operation as a major foreign policy victory, Ian argues the harder challenge is only beginning; turning Venezuela into a stable economy and a representative democracy. Subscribe to GZERO's YouTube channel and turn on notifications (🔔): http://www.youtube.com/@GZEROMedia Sign up for GZERO's free newsletters on global politics: https://www.gzeromedia.com/subscribe There are signs of progress. Political prisoners have been released, civil society is cautiously reemerging, and some opposition figures have returned to the country. But many key figures from the old regime remain in power, inflation remains catastrophic, and there is still no timeline for national elections. “It's clearly a positive trajectory, but there are limitations in how far that's going, and it deserves being watched really closely going forward.” Keep up with global news and why it matters. Follow GZERO! X: https://x.com/gzeromedia Instagram: https://instagram.com/gzeromedia PUPPET REGIME on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realpuppetregime/ TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@gzeromedia LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/gzeromedia Facebook: https://facebook.com/gzeromedia Threads: https://threads.net/@gzeromedia Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/gzeromedia.com GZERO World on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gzero-world-with-ian-bremmer/id1294461271 GZERO World on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/13QW2sLPCjVbdDE6fmJCNf?si=9d00ce9ed2184c59 GZERO Media, a Eurasia Group company, is a multimedia publisher providing news, insights, and commentary on the events shaping our world. Our properties include GZERO World with Ian Bremmer, our weekly show on US public television; our newsletters GZERO Daily, GZERO AI, GZERO North, and GZERO Daily with Ian Bremmer; our parody series Puppet Regime; our digital video series including Ian Bremmer's Quick Take every week; and the GZERO Wor