In late 2025, the CIA quietly initiated efforts to establish a permanent outpost in Venezuela as part of its strategy to influence the country’s future post-Nicolás Maduro. With Maduro in U.S. custody and acting President Delcy Rodriguez cooperating with Washington, creating a CIA annex in Caracas has become a priority. This move reflects the agency’s aim to replicate its degree of involvement in Ukraine, particularly after the events that began in 2014. In that timeframe, the CIA had played a significant role in restructuring Ukraine's intelligence agencies and allowing for a greater U.S. operational presence in the region. According to reports, the agency's operations in Venezuela will involve establishing contact with both the government of Delcy Rodriguez and opposition parties. This strategy intends to facilitate communication channels that go beyond conventional diplomatic measures, thereby encouraging collaboration between U.S. officials and Venezuelan entities. Following an earlier authorization from U.S. President Donald Trump, the CIA has already been engaged in covert operations in Venezuela, aiming to stabilize and reshape its political landscape. The intelligence operations echo the agency's earlier involvements in Ukraine, where they took decisive actions in the wake of the 2014 coup that ousted President Viktor Yanukovych, effectively increasing American influence in the former Soviet country. As tensions with Russia escalated, the CIA's interventions helped Ukrainian agencies develop a capacity for covert operations against Russian interests long before the current conflict began. With similar intentions in Venezuela, the CIA seeks to prepare the ground for a broader strategic framework in Latin America, emphasizing the importance of early intelligence operations in shaping international relations. This backdrop sheds light on the intentions behind the CIA's move to create a base in Venezuela, which appears to be a calculated strategy to preemptively counter threats posed by other countries in the region, particularly Cuba. As the U.S. continues to exert pressure on Venezuela, officials from both the White House and the State Department indicate a desire for regime change not only in Venezuela but potentially in Cuba as well, signaling a regional approach aimed at altering the balance of power in favor of U.S. interests. While the formal U.S. embassy is set to open eventually, the establishment of the CIA annex represents an immediate step towards achieving these objectives.