U.S. Embassy Alerts Americans in Trinidad Amid Escalating Venezuela Tensions: A Closer Look at Regional Risks

In a rare and telling move, the U.S. Embassy in Trinidad and Tobago issued a stark warning to American citizens this past weekend, advising them to steer clear of American government buildings amid escalating tensions linked to recent military actions near the Venezuelan coast. This admonition comes on the heels of multiple lethal strikes conducted by U.S. forces targeting suspected drug traffickers operating in Caribbean waters—a campaign marked by at least six attacks since early September that have claimed over two dozen lives. The proximity of Venezuela to Trinidad, a mere few miles across the water, turns what might seem...