After Venezuela.. What is Trump’s goal fund?

A few days after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was captured in a US military operation, President Donald Trump hinted that he is turning his sights to other countries and regions, leaving the world wondering who the next target will be.

On Sunday, Trump mentioned Colombia, Cuba, Greenland, Mexico and Iran, speaking to reporters on Air Force One.

After denouncing the United States’ policy of intervention in the world, he began to confirm that he was implementing the “Donroe Doctrine”, changing the name to the “Monroe Doctrine”, which is a policy launched by the fifth US President James Monroe in 1823, based on the principle that Latin America should be a sphere of influence for the United States prohibited from foreign powers.

Greenland

A day after the Special Forces operation in Caracas, Trump reiterated that the United States needed to annex the Danish island of Greenland for its national security.

Asli Aydin Taş Baş, a researcher at the Brookings Institution, commented, “Trump has given a long list of possible invasions in the future, but the most likely target for his administration will be Greenland.”

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen responded by warning that any attempt to forcefully seize the autonomous, mineral-rich island could mean the end of NATO, of which her country is a member.

But Washington may not resort to military intervention, but rather may decide to increase diplomatic pressure on its European allies to push, for example, to organize a referendum in Greenland.

Colombia

Bogota was originally at the forefront of Trump’s targets, who warned leftist Colombian President Gustavo Petro that he should “be careful” and confirmed on Sunday that military intervention in this country seemed like a “good idea.”

The US President accuses his Colombian counterpart of conspiring with drug traffickers, charges he leveled against Maduro in the weeks preceding the military operation in Caracas.

Petro, a former member of an armed group who has been subjected to Trump’s insults and ridicule for months, responded by vowing to “take up arms again” in the face of American threats.

But the reality is that Colombia may pose a different challenge, as it includes a number of armed groups remaining from the civil war in this country. Instead of intervening militarily, Trump may use what happened in Venezuela to pressure other Latin American leaders to submit to him.

The researcher at the Brookings Institute for Studies explained: “What he is saying in practice is that I can intimidate the country into submission, and that they must accept American hegemony if they want to maintain their sovereignty.”

Cuba

Trump confirmed on Sunday that Cuba, an ally of Venezuela and a communist enemy of the United States for nearly seven decades, is “about to fall.”
He considered that it would not be necessary to carry out a military intervention on the island located dozens of kilometers from Florida, as the cessation of oil resources coming from Venezuela would inevitably mean the fall of the current Cuban leadership.

Mexico

Trump said on Sunday that Mexico should “get its act together” after months of pressure on the southern neighboring country over drugs and the trade balance.

Trump described Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum as a “wonderful person”, a few weeks after their meeting in Washington on the sidelines of the draw for the 2026 World Cup, whose matches will be held simultaneously in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

But Trump also confirmed that he urged Sheinbaum to allow Washington to send forces to combat drug cartels active in Mexico, an offer that Mexico had previously rejected. Sheinbaum announced Monday that “the Americas do not belong to any doctrine or power.”

Iran

In June, Iran was subjected to severe US strikes targeting its nuclear program, and the US President on Sunday threatened Iran with a “very strong strike” if things deteriorated.