Monroe Doctrine 2.0: Why Venezuela, Guyana and Colombia suddenly matter a lot Strip away the rhetoric and Washington’s fixation on the northern rim of South America is about two things: who controls the hemisphere’s next decade of oil flows, and who controls the chokepoints and minerals that power modern industry.... See more

New from @hntrbrkmedia, the U.S. is massing reconnaissance aircraft near Venezuela as the U.S. deploys nearly a dozen ships into the region. Puerto Rico now hosts a detachment of Navy P-8A Poseidons conducting surveillance and gathering intelligence across the Caribbean. https://t.co/zHj3Opu0vJ