Venezuela’s Energy Agreements at Risk Amid U.S. Military Moves in Caribbean

When a U.S. Navy destroyer docked in Trinidad last weekend to conduct joint exercises, it set off a chain reaction that risks destabilizing an already volatile region vital to America’s national security. Venezuela’s Vice President Delcy Rodriguez swiftly condemned Trinidad’s decision as "hostile," threatening to cancel a 2015 energy agreement crucial for natural gas exploration between the two neighboring countries. This isn’t just a local dispute—this is a strategic confrontation at America’s doorstep. The narrow waters separating Venezuela and Trinidad, only seven miles wide, have become another front where Venezuelan socialist ambitions clash with U.S.-backed efforts to disrupt drug trafficking...