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CARICOM | Sovereignty Suspended: How the Trump Regime Is Rewriting the Rules in Caribbean Waters

In eight months, Washington bombed Caribbean waters, seized a sitting president, and declared sovereignty a conditional privilege. The Caribbean barely raised its voice.

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, Calvin G. Brown  | May 9, 2026 - Donald Trump said it plainly. No diplomatic softening, no hedging, no pretence of multilateral courtesy. Speaking to leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean in March 2026, the U.S. president declared that national sovereignty is “not a protective shield for criminal organizations.” Countries unable — or unwilling — to eradicate narco-traffickers from their territory, he warned, “shouldn’t be surprised if the U.S. intervenes.”

WiredJA News Team Op-Ed
CARICOM | Sovereignty Suspended: How the Trump Regime Is Rewriting the Rules in Caribbean Waters
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