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A look into the U.S.'s recent strikes on suspected drug boats in Venezuela

By Steve Inskeep

Published September 17, 2025 at 4:47 AM EDT

Earlier this week, the U.S. targeted another Venezuelan boat suspected of carrying drugs. Brookings' Vanda Felbab-Brown discusses the attacks and their effectiveness.

Steve Inskeep

Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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