Venezuela After Maduro: What Comes Next?
Venezuela After Maduro: What Comes Next?  
Podcast: The Pie: An Economics Podcast
Published On: Tue Jan 20 2026
Description: Days after the Trump administration's surprise military operation captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, a panel of UChicago scholars gathered to make sense of what it means for Venezuela, the United States, and the region. Professor Christopher Blattman, Deputy Dean Ryan Kellogg, and Associate Professor Paul Poast join moderator Rebecca Wolfe to discuss Venezuela's decline from one of the hemisphere's wealthiest nations, the regional migration crisis that followed, and the uncertain road ahead.