Would the U.S. Intervene to Defend Guyana's Oil Riches?

Venezuela’s revival of its border dispute with the Cooperative Republic of Guyana may provide an opportunity for the AUKUS pact - Australia, United Kingdom, United States - to reverse or challenge the gains of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Russia, Iran in South America and the Caribbean. The territorial dispute over the Essequibo region of Guyana extends back to 1840, ostensibly resolved with the Paris Arbitral Award of 1899, but was revived with the discovery of massive energy reserves off its coast in the early 21“ Century.…