Maduro’s Arrest and Extradition Raises Questions for Taiwan
Richard Sanders, Taipei On January 3, 2026, U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and extradited him to New York to face charges of narco-terrorism and drug trafficking. The move, unprecedented in modern times, immediately drew comparisons to the 1989 capture of Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega, who was tried in Florida for drug trafficking. President…