Storm over the Caribbean

Washington and Caracas in Collision

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A feud once confined to sanctions and speeches now spills into seas and markets, as U.S .- Venezuela tensions threaten not just regional stability but the fragile balance of global energy and everyday lives.

From Sanctions to Armed Conflict: What started years ago with sanctions and angry words has escalated now into a showdown at sea. The United States, long in conflict with Nicolás Maduro's regime, has ratcheted up the tone, charging Venezuela with posing a threat to regional stability and democratic tradition. Once the domain of diplomatic pressure and economic exclusion, the confrontation has now entered naval deployments and military threats, the two countries digging in their heels in defiance.