Following the political opposition's attempted April 30 uprising, foreign powers with a sizable stake in Venezuela's political future — namely, the United States, Colombia, Brazil, Russia, China and Cuba — have almost certaintly begun updating their game plans. The former three remain the core group of countries backing opposition leader Juan Guaido's push to force Maduro from the presidency, though the United States has taken a much more active role in doing so compared with Colombia and Brazil. And the latter three all have reasons for keeping President Nicolas Maduro — or some other compliant leader — in power: for Russia, it's obtaining a military foothold in the United States' backyard amid the two countries' ongoing power competition; for Cuba, it's keeping lines to Venezuelan crude oil and fuels open; and for China, it's ensuring Caracas makes good on its outstanding loans.