Venezuela’s Defiant Posture Masks Deep Instability Amid U.S. Military Moves

In a predictable display of belligerence, Venezuela’s foreign minister Yvan Gil declared his country is ready to confront "all aggressions" in response to the recent deployment of U.S. naval vessels near Venezuelan waters aimed at combating illicit drug trafficking. But beneath this harsh rhetoric lies a troubling reality for both Venezuela and the broader Americas: a regime prioritizing propaganda over sovereignty while endangering regional peace and America's national security. Why Is Caracas Threatening When It Should Be Cooperating? The United States’ decision to send three warships carrying some 4,000 troops into the Caribbean is not an act of aggression but...