U.S. Radar Installation in Tobago Raises Alarms Amid Rising Caribbean Tensions

The recent installation of an advanced U.S. radar system on the island of Tobago is stirring unease across the Caribbean as geopolitical tensions between Washington and Caracas escalate. While proponents claim this move enhances regional security, the reality paints a far more complicated—and concerning—picture for American sovereignty and stability in our hemisphere. Is This Defensive Move or a Step Toward Permanent Military Entrenchment? Retired Lieutenant Commander Norman Dindial, former head of Trinidad and Tobago's Coastal Radar Surveillance Center, warns that this radar represents more than passive surveillance. Instead, it marks a shift to "active defense" near Venezuela’s coast, with the...