Juan Guaido proudly calls himself a “survivor,” and he proved just that in defying the threat of arrest to make a triumphant return to Venezuela on Monday. Since stunning the world on January 23 when issuing a direct challenge to Nicolas Maudro’s authority by declaring himself acting president, Guaido has shown ability and ambition in the power struggle with the socialist leader. Guaido, head of Venezuela’s opposition-controlled legislature, did not set out to supplant Maduro, who has presided over a spiraling political and economic crisis in Venezuela.
