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In a surprising geopolitical turn of events in 2026, the US, with assistance from Trinidad and Tobago, deposed and imprisoned Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, causing a ripple of fear and uncertainty across Caribbean countries. Trinidad’s Prime Minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, openly endorsed US actions under the guise of combating transnational crime and has shown consistent support for strikes on Venezuelan vessels and US military buildup in the Caribbean. This move has caused a rift within the Caribbean Community (Caricom), a regional grouping of 15 countries, as Trinidad and Tobago is now viewed as an outlier. The escalation in military cooperation has been seen as laying the groundwork for the operation in Venezuela. This has raised concerns about the country’s position and its gamble on an unpredictable Trump administration. Other Caribbean countries exposed to Venezuela through petro-trade are now in a precarious position, with a lack of a unified response from Caricom to the US’s actions.
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