As tensions flare between the United States and Venezuela, the Caribbean finds itself once again on the fault line of great-power politics. From a Georgetown gas station explosion to the looming extradition of the Mohameds - billionaire family from Guyana — sovereignty in the Caribbean is under siege from every direction.

This episode of Caribbean Tea examines the rising U.S. military footprint in Caribbean, CARICOM’s growing internal rift, and the shadow of regime change hanging over several Caribbean states.

With special guests: 🎙 Prof. Ivlaw Griffith – Security Analyst & Former Vice-Chancellor, University of Guyana 🎙 Donald Ramotar – Former President of Guyana 🎙 Gary Griffith – Former Commissioner of Police, Trinidad & Tobago

👉 From the extractive economy to military escalation, from oil to geopolitics — this episode explores the high stakes of Caribbean sovereignty in an age of power projection and quiet coercion.

💣 Key Themes: U.S. expansionism and its new security architecture in the Caribbean The Venezuelan border tension and the militarization of Guyana’s defense Economic fallout and refugee pressures in spillover states Regime-change dynamics and domestic political backlash CARICOM’s divided front — between alignment and defiance

📍 Listen now as Caribbean Tea asks: ➡️ Is U.S. military support strengthening or eroding sovereignty? ➡️ Could a war with Venezuela trigger regime change across the Caribbean? ➡️ And how far can small states go to defend their independence in a world of giants? #CaribbeanTeaPodcast #BordersAndBombs #CaribbeanPolitics #USExpansionism #VenezuelaCrisis #GuyanaNews #CARICOM #RegionalSecurity #Geopolitics #OilAndPower #DonaldRamotar #GaryGriffith #IvlawGriffith #Sovereignty #RegimeChange #GuyanaVenezuela #CaribbeanSecurity #USMilitaryPresence #GeorgetownExplosion #TrinidadPolitics