Having gotten the geographic and strategic basics of the Caribbean out of the way, it’s now time to expand a little bit more upon how each of the region’s islands/countries fits into the bigger picture:
In Venezuela, an attempted coup took place, police officer Oscar Perez and several accomplices captured a helicopter at one of the army bases in the capital of the country – Caracas city and attacked from the air the buildings of the Supreme Court of the country and the Interior Ministry. Small arms and grenades from Colombia were used. The insurgents published a video message in which they urged President Nicolas Maduro to resign.
The preceding two parts of the research examined the most geostrategically significant events and trends in South American history, thus preparing the reader for better understanding the present-day geopolitical situation in the continent.
The pro-Western opposition is trying to provoke revolt and civil clashes in Venezuela.
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