An invasion of Venezuela would intensify the remilitarization, authoritarianism, and fragmentation already growing in the Latin American region.

By Rafael Rojas (Confidencial)

HAVANA TIMES – The United States has not invaded a Latin American country since the overthrow of Manuel Antonio Noriega in Panama between 1989 and 1990. Over the past four months, during which nearly 30 attacks on vessels in the Caribbean and the Pacific have taken place, leaving more than 100 dead, we have been closer than at any time since then to a new invasion—this time of Venezuela.

In the past week, the extraordinary military deployment off the Venezuelan coast, including the powerful aircraft carrier Gerald Ford and a blockade against sanctioned oil tankers, went far beyond the stated objective of harassing vessels linked to Venezuelan and Colombian cartels. Although it was repeatedly insisted that the goal was not the overthrow of Nicolás Maduro or regime change in Venezuela, it was ultimately acknowledged that the........

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