Hillary Clinton blasts Trump over Venezuela boat attacks; ‘US wants to intimidate Maduro into…’

Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers insights on crisis decision-making, foreign policy, and leadership at her October 8, 2025 address to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. Clinton discusses her Columbia University course on decision-making, the psychological biases influencing leaders, prospect theory in international relations, and reflections on experiences in the situation room—including major U.S. policy events and responses to current global crises. The dialogue covers practitioner-academic gaps, surprise outcomes in world affairs, threat assessment, and policy responses including President Trump's approach to escalating tensions in the Caribbean and Venezuela.