In the high-stakes theater of Western Hemispheric politics, the voice of Mexico has emerged as a resonant and defiant counterpoint to the dramatic events unfolding in Caracas. President Claudia Sheinbaum’s recent condemnation of the United States’ military operation in Venezuela—and the reported capture of Nicolás Maduro—was far more than a standard diplomatic protest.1 It landed with the weight of a thunderclap, signaling a profound reassertion of Mexican sovereignty and a warning that the legal architecture of the Americas is under threat.2 By invoking the United Nations Charter and the venerable Estrada Doctrine, Sheinbaum has not only criticized a specific tactical...
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