Whenever the Caribbean or Latin America experiences political tensions or regional realignments, the United States tends to resurrect the familiar narrative of an “external threat.” Just as the “communist threat” dominated the Cold War and “terrorism” shaped post-9/11 policy, today the notion of an “Iranian threat” in Venezuela is being repurposed as the latest rationale for sanctions, blockades, political pressure, and a re-militarization of U.S.
How Washington Manufactures the “Iranian…
Whenever the Caribbean or Latin America experiences political tensions or regional realignments, the United States tends to resurrect the familiar narrative of an “external threat.” Just as the “communist threat” dominated the Cold War and “terrorism” shaped post-9/11 policy, today the notion of an “Iranian threat” in Venezuela is being repurposed as the latest rationale for sanctions, blockades, political pressure, and a re-militarization of U.S.