Russian-American political analyst and journalist Dmitry Simes has outlined the roots of U. S. President Donald Trump’s interest in Venezuela.

He said that Trump sees himself as a kind of «emperor of the world,» believing it is both his right and duty to intervene wherever he thinks something has gone wrong and to «restore order.» According to Simes, Trump has already declared that he has resolved multiple global crises — even in cases where the participants themselves were unaware that any crisis existed.

Turning to Venezuela, Simes noted that President Nicolás Maduro has long been disliked in Washington, particularly by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who holds a strong personal animosity toward him.

The analyst added that Washington now views Maduro as vulnerable — and therefore, a tempting target. From this perspective, the U.S. might consider moving an aircraft carrier closer to Venezuelan shores, launching limited strikes, and expecting that the country’s military would overthrow Maduro or that a revolution would unfold similar to the Serbian scenario, when NATO bombings forced President Slobodan Milosevic to step down. Simes described such thinking as a repetition of familiar patterns.