Just War Case for Removing Venezuela’s Madura Falls Short, Catholic Scholars Say

Juan Barreto
Members of the National Guard stand guard in front of a mural of ousted Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on January 10, 2026.

Time will tell if Trump’s action proves to be a political and strategic success. Meanwhile, experts in the Catholic principles of just war maintain that the moral and ethical justification for using military force is weak.

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