Guyana
Here’s What a Venezuelan Invasion of Guyana Might Look Like
Venezuela’s army is far larger than Guyana’s. But Caracas might achieve better results with deniable “gray zone” attacks against its eastern neighbor than with an outright invasion.
Energy, Economic Integration, and the Southern Caribbean
Southern Caribbean energy integration is gaining momentum as Guyana, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago weigh how to align new oil wealth, existing capacity, and shifting U.S. policy. A New Push...
Suriname, China, and the New Cold War
Although Suriname is one of the smallest countries in the Western Hemisphere, it is gaining importance as it heads in the same direction as neighboring Guyana in becoming one of...
Joe Biden Can’t Show Weakness on Guyana
Joe Biden Needs to Ensure Guyana Isn’t Weakened by Venezuela. Thanks in large part to American weakness, wars are spreading across the world. Europe and the Middle East are on fire, Asia...
Mark Twain Would Understand the Venezuela vs. Guyana Crisis
Humorist Mark Twain reputedly wisecracked that “history never repeats itself but it rhymes.” Twain would instantly grasp the recent news out of the Caribbean Sea, which rhymes, imperfectly, with events that...
Don’t Embolden Venezuela Over Guyana
Last week, the Royal Navy’s HMS Trent appeared off the coast of the South American nation of Guyana. While the vessel arrived for routine training with the Guyanese military, its...
Why Does India Care So Much about Guyanese Oil?
In January 2023, Guyanaese president Irfaan Ali visited India, meeting Indian prime minister Narendra Modi. The two leaders discussed a broad range of economic opportunities, but the major topic was...
Can Guyana Avoid the Oil Curse?
The only English-speaking nation in South America, Guyana, like the United States, is multicultural, multiracial, and multiethnic. But whereas the expected GDP of the United States in 2023 will be...
Can Guyana Successfully Navigate the Energy Crisis?
Amid multiple global crises, Guyanese president Irfaan Ali’s first visit to Washington last month unveiled the unique opportunity for the United States to advance its strategic and commercial interests in...
Will Guyana’s Oil Doom It to Becoming Another Venezuela?
The battle for the future of economic freedom in Guyana is being waged right now. Its gross domestic product growth has improved in anticipation of an oil boom that is...
The Western Hemisphere’s Latest Slow-Motion Catastrophe Isn’t the Pandemic
A slow-motion catastrophe is playing out in the Western Hemisphere. No, it’s not the coronavirus pandemic or the alarming collapse of Venezuela’s healthcare system, which will be overrun by coronavirus...
Saudi Arabia in the Caribbean? Guyana Is the World’s Newest Petrostate
Guyana does not feature prominently in US strategic thought towards the Western Hemisphere, but this year could change that. Guyana is set to become one of the world’s best performing...