Benjamin R. Young, Ph.D. researcher and analyst, has taught at VCU, Dakota State University, and the U.S Naval War College. He is currently a Stanton Foundation Nuclear Security Fellow at RAND. He is the author of the book “Guns, Guerillas, and the Great Leader: North Korea and the Third World” (Stanford University Press, 2021).
Under the authoritarian rule of President Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela has become a hub for illicit drug trafficking and a sanctuary for terrorist organizations. The...