A news analysis suggests the United States may be transitioning into an anocracy, a system blending democratic and autocratic rule, citing its classification by the Polity data series following the January 6th Capitol attack and subsequent downgrades. The article posits that democratic leaders may have stronger incentives to initiate conflicts, using the hypothetical US invasion of Venezuela on January 3, 2026, as an example of such an action. This hypothetical scenario is presented to illustrate the potential instability and risk associated with anocratic regimes.