Trump’s Venezuela Oil Boom Requires Stability That’s Now Lacking

The US special forces raid that captured Nicolas Maduro in Caracas was executed smoothly after months of planning. What comes next in Venezuela is likely to be much messier and more protracted — undercutting hopes of a quick, oil-fueled economic recovery.

President Donald Trump faces a litany of challenges in “running” the vast and desperately poor Latin American nation remotely, as he and other officials insist they will do through a combination of threats and an unprecedented US Navy armada that allows the US to use Venezuela’s oil exports as leverage.

“By removing Maduro, they potentially created a scenario ...