President Trump has designated the Nicolás Maduro regime as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and ordered a total blockade of oil tankers entering or leaving Venezuela. This designation, typically reserved for non-state actors such as ISIS or al-Qaeda, is extraordinary when applied to a sovereign government. It triggers sanctions, criminalizes material support, exposes foreign firms to legal liability, and aims to isolate the Maduro regime from the global financial system.
A peacetime naval blockade of a sovereign nation is legally complex under international law. The administration is framing its actions as sanctions enforcement rather than a traditional act of war, a distinction that matters for legal justification and for how third parties may respond.
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