Mike Benz, is a former State Department official with responsibilities in formulating and negotiating US foreign policy on international communications and information technology matters. Mr. Benz founded the Foundation for Freedom Online (FFO) as a civil society institution building on his experience in the role of championing digital freedom around the world in the public sector.
Part 4. January 6 2026
Part 1. Recorded Oct 19 2025
Part 2. Recorded Oct 19 2025
Part 3 is a good deep dive on the stakes and stakeholders during the attempt to capture Maduro in 2019 during Trump 1.
Mike Benz outlines what he calls a standard tactic: putting “3.5% of the population on NGO payroll” to push street action, arguing the same model used overseas is now showing up in U.S. cities like Minneapolis.
Venezuela: A Hard-Nosed Realist Analysis Of What Really Went Down
January 7 2026
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