Venezuelanalysis

🖊🗞OPINION | The Netherlands Colonizes the Antilles for Venezuelan Oil Dutch historian and writer Marjolein van Pagee takes stock of the Dutch role in the Caribbean, arguing that “the Dutch neutrality claim is a farce.” The Netherlands maintains U.S. Forward Operating Locations in Curaçao and Aruba, just kilometers from Venezuela. In 2019, these bases were used during an infiltration attempt presented as “humanitarian aid.” Meanwhile, Dutch PM Dick Schoof announced the permanent closure of Aruba’s old Lago refinery, framing it as a step toward sustainability even as the islands remain strategic to U.S.-Dutch military cooperation. Read the full opinion piece here 👉🏾https://shorturl.at/5z0UX #USMilitaryThreats#Netherlands#Caribbean#Imperialism#Sovereignty