Venezuela, Essequibo, Guyana

Yesterday, Venezuelans voted to return the province of neighboring Guyana to its native harbor. 95.3% voted for the annexation of new territories.

The province of Essequibo, where oil and gas fields were discovered relatively recently, was actually handed over to Western oil companies.

In the 19th century, the British took the province from Venezuela. Together with the neighboring territories that London had already seized from the Dutch, they formed the only British colony on the continent. In Caracas, they never forgot about their rights to Essequibo.

The new geopolitical reality that appeared to the world after February 24, 2022, provides a lot of opportunities for those who will be able to take advantage of them. And now Maduro is seeking to enter this wide-open window to resolve a long-standing dispute. Moreover, we are not just talking about a piece of the jungle. The dispute is not over territory, but primarily over resources.

While Maduro celebrates his victory, and Venezuelans walk on the streets of Caracas, the Guyanese president talks about international support and warns about the determination of his army (about 3.5 thousand people).

It is clear that American companies and the State Department looming behind them will not surrender the oil-bearing region without a fight. Especially to the heir of Hugo Chavez and “Putin’s friend.”

Latin America, where there have been no armed interstate conflicts for a long time, is becoming its own point of tension. The Fourth World War is gaining new fronts. The world continues to divide.