The US military has been steadily massing a large number of troops, naval and air assets in the Caribbean over the last two months, conducting training missions off the coast of Venezuela, reopening a military base in Puerto Rico that had been shuttered for decades,

Tensions are rising in the Caribbean as the United States positions more than 10,000 troops, advanced warships, and elite “Night Stalkers” special operations forces near Venezuela’s coast. B-52 bombers patrol the skies while Navy destroyers and helicopters maintain a strong presence offshore,

President Trump revealed the reason he has been playing hardball with Venezuela during a Q&A with reporters after his meeting with Zelensky at the White House on Friday. Maduro said this week -- in English -- he wants,

In one of its earliest Cold War-era interventions, the CIA backed a coup to overthrow Guatemala’s democratically elected president, Jacobo Árbenz, according to an NYT report. The Eisenhower administration framed the operation as a necessary stand against communism.

Trump says the U.S. is blowing up boats carrying deadly fentanyl to the United States. U.S. and other officials say the route under attack carries cocaine and marijuana to Europe and Africa.

Trump has moved significant U.S. military assets, including eight warships, about 10,000 troops, a nuclear-power submarine and fighter jets, to the southern Caribbean, close to Venezuela. Earlier this week, the president confirmed he authorized the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to carry out covert operations in Venezuela.

Tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela are at an all-time high over deadly U.S. strikes in Caribbean waters targeting suspected drug traffickers.

Even with U.S. warships offshore, the strongman has prevailed in efforts to unseat him—purging, spying and paying off officers so the armed forces remain loyal.