The United States has deployed a dozen warships and 15,000 soldiers in the Caribbean, sharing a significant coastline with Venezuela. High tariffs were imposed on countries like Brazil, aid to Colombia was suspended with threats of sanctions, and Cuba was added to the list of state sponsors of terrorism, intensifying the embargo against the island. Colombian President Gustavo Petro condemned the U.S. military operations in the Caribbean and demanded a criminal process against the officials responsible. Meanwhile, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva warned about the humanitarian errors of past interventions. The U.S. administration, under Trump, has implemented a series of measures towards Latin America and the Caribbean, seeking to coerce and divide the region through a combination of incentives and punishments. This policy, dubbed by U.S. media as the 'Donroe Doctrine,' represents a more aggressive version of the Monroe Doctrine, aiming to impose a hegemonic logic in the Western Hemisphere. Experts agree that Trump has turned the shield of the Monroe Doctrine into a sword to preserve declining U.S. hegemony.
