Stavros
11-30-2023, 02:43 PM
Annexation, it might be said, is a new form of warfare. One thinks automatically of the annexation of the 'Golan Heights' by Israel in the October War of 1973. Henry Kissinger tried and failed to repair the damage at the time, and since then, Trump has endorsed the annexation even though it confirms that Israel treats international law with contempt.
India's annexation of the disputed territory of Kashmir was intended to end the dispute, it has not.
Russia's attempt to annex the Ukraine has resulted in a bitter and destructive war.
Next week (December 3rd, 2023), a Referendum in Venezuela will seek public endorsement of a territorial dispute with Guyana that dates back to the gold rush in the early 19th century when the British demarcated the territory of British Guiana by, according to Venezuela, seizing 160,000 sq km of its territory. A review of this dispute and how it played out throughout the 19th century to Venezuela's disadvantage, can be read in the link below from the Office of the US Historian.
Now oil has replaced gold as the prize, with Venezuela in effect claiming two-thirds of Guyana.
Will this result in a war? Hard to know right now. Whose side will the US take? Hard to know.
Watch that space!
Venezuela sets referendum date on territory dispute with Guyana | Reuters (https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuela-sets-referendum-date-territory-dispute-with-guyana-2023-10-20/)
2023 Guayana Esequiba crisis - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Guayana_Esequiba_crisis)
Milestones: 1866–1898 - Office of the Historian (state.gov) (https://history.state.gov/milestones/1866-1898/venezuela)
India's annexation of the disputed territory of Kashmir was intended to end the dispute, it has not.
Russia's attempt to annex the Ukraine has resulted in a bitter and destructive war.
Next week (December 3rd, 2023), a Referendum in Venezuela will seek public endorsement of a territorial dispute with Guyana that dates back to the gold rush in the early 19th century when the British demarcated the territory of British Guiana by, according to Venezuela, seizing 160,000 sq km of its territory. A review of this dispute and how it played out throughout the 19th century to Venezuela's disadvantage, can be read in the link below from the Office of the US Historian.
Now oil has replaced gold as the prize, with Venezuela in effect claiming two-thirds of Guyana.
Will this result in a war? Hard to know right now. Whose side will the US take? Hard to know.
Watch that space!
Venezuela sets referendum date on territory dispute with Guyana | Reuters (https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuela-sets-referendum-date-territory-dispute-with-guyana-2023-10-20/)
2023 Guayana Esequiba crisis - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Guayana_Esequiba_crisis)
Milestones: 1866–1898 - Office of the Historian (state.gov) (https://history.state.gov/milestones/1866-1898/venezuela)