Urgent appeal from the Network in Defense of Humanity

In light of the imminent and dangerous launch of "Operation Southern Spear" by the United States government, taking place in the Caribbean Sea and very close to the Venezuelan coast, the Network of Intellectuals and Artists in Defense of Humanity demands that:

Let us condemn and alert the international community about the new escalation by the US Government with the deployment of the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford, which joins the military forces already present, announcing the implementation of the "Operation Southern Spear" Plan, under the baseless pretext of the fight against drug trafficking.

Let us denounce that this military escalation could turn into a military confrontation against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, which would bring with it a massacre and geopolitical destabilization in the American continent and in the world.

Let us clearly expose the true interests of the cognitive warfare waged by the US empire, which aim to destabilize the legitimate government of President Nicolás Maduro, create a scenario justifying the use of military force to impose a change of government in the Bolivarian country, alter the balance of power in the region, and ruthlessly seize its immense natural resources.

Let's prevent them from unleashing a massacre in the South American nation like they have done in Gaza, or even a civil war like in the case of Syria.

Let's demand the immediate withdrawal of the military deployment.

Let us call on governments and multilateral organizations to stop this war madness that could bring the world to the brink of a world war.

Let us support the Venezuelan people in their legitimate right to prepare to resist military aggression, and to continue working on building a Greater Homeland.

Let us defend respect for international law, the self-determination of peoples, and the preservation of Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace.

Network of Intellectuals and Artists in Defense of Humanity
November 14th 2025

This text expresses the position of the signatories and not necessarily that of the centers and institutions that make up the CLACSO international network, its Steering Committee or its Executive Secretariat.