Venezuela’s Hollow Claims Mask a Real Threat to Regional Stability
While Caracas accuses the U.S. of imperial ambitions, it is the Maduro regime’s corruption and tyranny that undermine Latin American sovereignty and security.
In a recent statement laced with deflection and propaganda, Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López accused the United States of seeking to impose "vasallaje"—or vassalage—over Latin America and the Caribbean. This rhetoric comes amid a heightened U.S. military presence in Caribbean waters under President Trump’s administration, officially aimed at combating drug trafficking but widely misunderstood in Caracas as a threat to regime survival. It is worth asking: Who truly threatens regional freedom and prosperity? While Washington asserts its commitment to disrupting narcotics flows destabilizing nations from Mexico to Argentina, Venezuela clings to power through alliances with criminal cartels and authoritarian...
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