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Opinion: The one place presidents turn in moments of chaos and uncertainty

For presidents of both parties, Latin America has served as a wellspring of perpetual reinvention and the source of much of their ideological creativity.

(Vincent Alban | The New York Times) Nicolás Maduro, the ousted president of Venezuela, is escorted off a helicopter en route to the federal courthouse in Manhattan on Monday morning, Jan. 5, 2026. They are expected to face charges of drug trafficking and other crimes, two days after they were captured in a U.S. military raid in Caracas.