Tony Franji-Mawat

So actually the group of people that are still very loyal to the government and are willing to snitch on others and act is small.

But nevertheless, they are a very mobilized and active group of party members that could actually work towards this and to snitch and report on neighbors and people around them.

It seems that all negotiations have completely collapsed at this point between the US and Venezuela.

The New York Times reported that President Trump ordered...

His special envoy, Richard Grenell, to halt all conversations with Nicolás Maduro.

So at this point, either Maduro can try to wait and see if the U.S.

is eventually going to back down, as it has already done before in previous escalations, never as large as this one.

Or maybe if the government will either be forced to accept a sort of negotiated transition before it escalates into a direct military conflict with the United States.

But as I said, it will depend on how farther the Trump administration is willing to go.

Many are expecting a new level of drug operations in land.

But that doesn't mean that the Trump administration is moving towards military or state assets in Venezuela.

If that's the case, then it would mount a new level of pressure against the government.

And it will definitely force the government to either negotiate or face a conflict with the U.S.

or even within its own ranks.