The United States Is Tearing Up the World Map

What happened in Venezuela is not merely a local event, but a political earthquake that reflects a crack in the global system. The arrest of a head of a state, regardless of the charges against him, carries a message that transcends geographical boundaries. Those who possess power, possess legitimacy. Here, we are not only talking about the fall of a system, but about the rise of the logic of force at the expense of the law. We are witnessing a scene where colonialism is being reproduced with contemporary tools.

The United States, which has long positioned itself as the guardian of democracy and human rights, is now acting as the global policeman outside the framework of international law. Has the U.S. killed international law? Yes, or at least temporarily buried it beneath the rubble of geopolitical interests. When has Washington ever respected the sovereignty of nations when it conflicts with its own interests? From Iraq to Syria and then to Venezuela, the story repeats itself: criminalizing the opponent, even demonizing it, followed by intervention, either directly or through proxies for change.

The world is entering a post-truth phase, where media shapes reality, laws are bent and nations are managed, not governed. The world is moving toward a moment of major reckoning, where new alliances are forming and old balances are collapsing. Russia and China stand as rivals, but a multipolar system has not yet fully emerged, leaving a vacuum that Washington exploits with all the tools at its disposal.

The aftermath of the Venezuelan president’s arrest is a real test of the global system’s resilience. Will the United Nations stand helpless? Will trust in U.N. institutions collapse? Are we facing a proxy democracy imposed by force? Reality suggests the world is sliding toward planned chaos, driven by power centers that believe only in the language of interests.

What is happening is one chapter in a long struggle over the identity of the world — will it be governed by law or by force? The paradox is that those who raise the slogans of justice today are the ones burying it under the boots of armies, sanctions and custody.

The Venezuelan president’s arrest is the first line in declaring the death of international law and the beginning of an era in which nations become hostages to power, not legitimacy. We are witnessing not merely a political coup, but a coup against the very idea of justice.

What happened is not a crisis: It is a rehearsal for what is to come. The world must either resist this path or enter an era of rented legitimacy, granted only to those who sign a blank check.