An upcoming summit of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), a bloc that comprises 14 mostly Anglophone sovereign small states, is billed to put the latest episode in Venezuela’s saber-rattling vis-à-vis the oil-rich Essequibo region under a spotlight. Just weeks on, since Caracas marshalled a phalanx of military assets near Venezuela’s border with Guyana, one of the more interesting questions regarding CARICOM regionalism is whether—as far as a diplomatic response is concerned—member states can act decisively and uniformly in this moment.
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