The Venezuelan government launched strikes against the Colombian criminal group the National Liberation Army (Ejército de Liberación Nacional – ELN) this week. The ELN has long enjoyed refuge on the Venezuelan side of the border, and in this episode of the Insight Take, Managing Editor Deborah Bonello, our team leader in Venezuela Alejandra Betancourt, and our Co-director Jeremy McDermott ask whether this pivot from the government of Delcy Rodriguez could signal the start of a campaign against the group.

Our discussion covers how the United States has pressured the Rodriguez government to finally crack down on the guerrilla group, which for decades has enjoyed protection from the Chavista regime. But will the strikes continue?

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Jeremy McDermott is co-founder and co-director of InSight Crime. McDermott has more than two decades of experience reporting from around Latin America. He is a former British Army officer, who saw active...