Great Decisions: Venezuela and the Trump Corollary

This free event is being held in-person and is open to everyone.

The latest U.S. National Security Strategy includes the “Trump Corollary” that frames a renewed assertion of U.S. influence in the Western Hemisphere as central to American interests. Under this approach, U.S. military action in Venezuela led to the removal of Nicolás Maduro in January 2026, but key elements of his regime remain in place. Join the discussion on this timely topic with local expert Rob Scarlett on March 11.

This program is presented by the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis through a partnership with Global Minnesota.

The Great Decisions program addresses some of the most critical foreign policy issues facing the United States each year. Global Minnesota facilitates the statewide Great Decisions program by providing access to a roster of local foreign policy experts and to discussion materials produced by the Foreign Policy Association. 

Rob Scarlett, presenter

Rob Scarlett has had a 40-year career in international sales and manufacturing throughout the Western Hemisphere. Shortly after graduating from Carleton College in 1966, he became part of a private NGO team that created some of Latin America’s first microfinance institutions. Building on that experience, he began a decades-long business career that kept him active throughout Latin America, Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean.

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