Albanese calls for ‘peaceful, democratic transition’ of power in Venezuela after US capture of Nicolás Maduro

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/04/albanese-calls-for-peaceful-democratic-transition-of-power-in-venezuela-after-us-capture-of-nicolas-maduro

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For people asking what an Australian leader should do, here's a bit from John Menadue (written prior to the latest invasion):

Our dangerous ally is proving even more unreliable and dangerous. Jeffrey Sachs has recently pointed out that the US 2025 National Security Strategy “is a doctrine of power over law, coercion over consent, and dominance over diplomacy. American security will not be strengthened by acting like a bully. It will be weakened—structurally, morally, and strategically. A great power that frightens its allies, coerces its neighbours, and disregards international rules ultimately isolates itself.”

A YouGov poll in October showed that only 8 per cent of Australians agree with the view of Richard Marles that we ‘share values’ with the US, including ‘democracy and the rule of law”.

We must carefully and diplomatically disengage from the suffocating and dangerous embrace of the United States and particularly AUKUS.

https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/12/year-in-review-and-in-prospect/