Venezuela and Russia Forge Strategic Ties Amid US Naval Maneuvers in the Caribbean

In a move that underscores the growing geopolitical chess game in America’s own backyard, Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Yván Gil recently engaged in talks with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov regarding escalating US naval activity in the Caribbean. With at least eight warships and a fast-attack submarine operating close to Venezuelan shores, Washington claims to combat narcotics trafficking. But is this military buildup really about drugs—or about exerting influence and destabilizing a sovereign nation? Is Washington's Military Posturing Threatening Regional Stability? During a phone conversation facilitated by Russia’s current presidency of the UN Security Council, Gil argued that certain political forces within...