Venezuela has brought increased
First, insofar as this state behaviour is constitutive of border breaching acts and/or firing off unfounded accusations of Guyanese wrongdoing, it is a broader and protracted Venezuelan test of Guyanese resolve. In the last decade, Venezuela has brought increased pressure to bear on Guyana. Caracas’ tactics qua stances are geared toward sewing a mix of fear, doubt and confusion for this small state, which is a founding member of CARICOM. Essentially, Venezuela’s intention is to gauge Guyana’s mettle relative to a metaphorical Venezuelan boot on the neck of its geographically contiguous easterly neighbour. This Venezuelan posture seeks to put one over on stakeholder communities in respect of its Essequibo-centred territorial claim. สล็อต