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Rapid Response: Venezuela — What Happens Next?

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January 7, 2026

12:00 pm - 1:15 pm est

The recent military operation to remove Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores raises several implications for the future of Venezuela and Latin America, geopolitics, and energy markets. Cosponsored by SIPA’s Institute of Global Politics (IGP) and Center for Global Energy Policy (CGEP), along with Columbia’s Institute of Latin American Studies (ILAS), this webinar will analyze the circumstances and impact of their capture and extradition to New York to face narcoterrorism and drug trafficking charges. Our panel of experts will evaluate what Maduro’s removal means for the future of Venezuela and Latin America, the significance of this military operation and its legality, and the potential effects of the intervention on global energy markets.

Speakers:

Hon. Roy Altman, Judge, US District Court, Southern District of Florida; IGP Carnegie Distinguished Fellow

Jon Finer, Former Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy National Security Advisor, Former IGP Carnegie Distinguished Fellow and CGEP Distinguished Visiting Fellow

Avril Haines, Former US Director of National Intelligence, IGP Carnegie Distinguished Fellow

Luisa Palacios, CGEP Adjunct Senior Research Scholar, former Chairwoman of Citgo Petroleum Corporation

Roberto Patiño, Founder of Mi Convive and Alimenta La Solidaridad, Cofounder and President of Institute 2100, Former ILAS Visiting Scholar

Mike Pompeo, 70th Secretary of State, IGP Carnegie Distinguished Fellow

Sarah Daly (moderator), Associate Professor of Political Science, Columbia University; Author of Organized Violence after Civil War: The Geography of Recruitment in Latin America

Opening Remarks:

Keren Yarhi-Milo, Dean, Columbia School of International and Public Affairs; Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Relations; IGP Cofounder and Faculty Advisory Board Member

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