U.S. Seizes On Venezuelan Weakness to Regain Caribbean Energy Foothold

The collapse of oil prices is opening up a new diplomatic opportunity for the United States in the western hemisphere. The U.S. has a spotty and turbulent history intervening in Latin America and the Caribbean, but outside of drug interdiction, the western hemisphere has largely taken a backseat when it comes to foreign policy during the Obama administration. But the oil bust is offering another entree for the U.S. in the region. That is because there is a power vacuum with the erosion of the Ve...