WASHINGTON – The U.S. National Security Strategy identifies instability in the Western Hemisphere as a direct threat to American security, with Venezuela cited implicitly as a core source of regional risk affecting the Caribbean.
The strategy highlights concerns over mass migration, drug trafficking, organized crime, and hostile foreign influence emanating from unstable states. It emphasizes that the United States will act to prevent these threats from destabilizing neighboring regions or reaching U.S. territory.
For Curaçao, located just off the Venezuelan coast, this framing reinforces the island’s exposure to geopolitical escalation. The document makes clear that Washington is prepared to increase maritime patrols, intelligence operations, and regional cooperation if tensions involving Venezuela intensify.
The strategy also underscores the importance of protecting airspace and maritime transit routes, areas that are already sensitive for Curaçao due to regional aviation warnings, increased military activity, and shifting security dynamics in the southern Caribbean.
The message from Washington is unambiguous: instability in Venezuela is no longer viewed as a localized issue, but as a hemispheric security concern with direct consequences for nearby Caribbean islands.