Threat near, threat far

There are also international legal issues between the UK and the countries involved in this area.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro

London sent warships off the coast of Guyana, officially calling on the local navy but in reality as a warning to Venezuela. In response, Venezuela deployed thousands of troops and put them on alert along the Guyanese border. Venezuela also said it would only withdraw these troops after the UK withdrew its warships from the waters off Guyana.

In fact, Britain is not concerned about the possibility of Venezuela starting a war, because it is making a big deal out of its territorial dispute with Guyana but does not intend to open the way for conflict with its neighbor. Recently, the leaders of Venezuela and Guyana had a direct discussion about the above discord. But when the UK intervened in the matter between Venezuela and Guyana, Venezuela chose the "kill two birds with one stone" strategy as above. Thereby, Venezuela threatened Guyana and deterred Britain, at the same time turning the private matter between Venezuela and Guyana into a security issue for the entire continent and a matter between the continent and Britain.

Here, Britain used to have many colonies and is in a sovereignty dispute with Argentina. The hotter the regional security issue, the more disadvantaged Britain is in the region. On the contrary, Britain warned Venezuela, showing its willingness to support Guyana first to avoid new disadvantages in the territorial sovereignty dispute with Argentina.

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