GIGA Roundtable | 15.01.2026

Global Implications of US Intervention in Venezuela

The consequences of the US administration’s military intervention in Venezuela to capture former president Nicolás Maduro, and Trump’s pledge to “run” the country indefinitely via interim president Delcy Rodríguez while the US secures the country’s oil resources, are reverberating regionally and globally. This roundtable brings together GIGA experts on Latin America, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East to discuss these events, their drivers, as well as their worldwide implications.


Präsidentin (ad interim)

Prof. Dr. Sabine Kurtenbach leitet das GIGA als Präsidentin (ad interim).

Prof. Dr. Sabine Kurtenbach

Regionalinstitute

Afrika|Asien|Lateinamerika|Nahost

Chinese Journal of International Politics, The | 10.2025

Legitimation Dynamics of Emerging Power-Led Global Governance Institutions: The Case of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

This study examines how global governance institutions led by emerging powers cope with legitimacy challenges under multipolarity through a qualitative case study of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, based on an original dataset of global elite media coverage, expert interviews, and official documents.

GIGA Roundtable | 15.01.2026

Global Implications of US Intervention in Venezuela

The consequences of the US administration’s military intervention in Venezuela to capture former president Nicolás Maduro, and Trump’s pledge to “run” the country indefinitely via interim president Delcy Rodríguez while the US secures the country’s oil resources, are reverberating regionally and globally. This roundtable brings together GIGA experts on Latin America, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East to discuss these events, their drivers, as well as their worldwide implications.

Medienbeitrag André Bank Syrien hr INFO Interview
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Medienbeitrag André Bank Syrien hr INFO Interview
Audio + Poster SWR Forum "Erst Venezuela, dann Grönland? – Trumps neue Weltordnung" am 07.01.2026
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Audio + Poster SWR Forum "Erst Venezuela, dann Grönland? – Trumps neue Weltordnung" am 07.01.2026

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