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Why targeting leaders risks global stability
Demonstrators shout slogans during a protest in front of the US Embassy in Ankara, Turkey on January 4, 2026, a day after US President Donald Trump said the US has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores.
The pursuit or threat of arrest against a sitting head of state, such as Nicolás Maduro, is often framed as a moral or legal question, but its deeper implications lie in economics and global stability.
Beyond the political arguments for or against the Venezuelan president, actions that target incumbent leaders through unilateral legal measures introduce dangerous uncertainty into world trade and the international economic system. In an already fragile global economy, this kind of precedent does far more harm than good.
