
Warships in the Caribbean: Trump’s Gamble with Venezuela
by İmdat Öner, published on 2 September 2025
Warships in the Caribbean: Trump’s Gamble with Venezuela While Latin America doesn’t often dominate global headlines, a surprising turn of events has pushed Venezuela back into the international spotlight. The Trump administration has sent seven warships, a submarine, and roughly 4,500 Marines to the Caribbean—one of the largest U.S. military deployments to the region in decades.