UK：ガイアナへ艦艇を派遣

　ベネズエラのマドゥーロとっつぁんが寝言くっちゃべった件。英国としてはかつての植民地国に援護のため、海軍艦艇を派遣。ベネズエラを牽制。

BBC Guyana: UK to send warship to South America amid Venezuela tensions 24 Dec 2023　By James Landale

　まあ、ベネズエラとしても軍隊は使わないと明言はしたそうですが。

「The UK is preparing to send a warship to Guyana in a show of diplomatic and military support for the former British colony, the BBC has learned.

It comes after neighbouring Venezuela renewed its claim for a disputed part of Guyanese territory that is rich in oil and minerals.

The Ministry of Defence confirmed HMS Trent would take part in joint exercises after Christmas.

Guyana, a Commonwealth member, is South America's only English-speaking nation.」

　ともあれ派遣したついでに合同訓練をしてみたり、まあ通常の牽制活動を行う見込み。そりゃそうだろ。

「This raised fears that Venezuela might invade and spark the first interstate war in South America since the Falklands Conflict in 1982.」

「The vessel is mainly used for tackling piracy and smuggling, protecting fisheries, counterterrorism, providing humanitarian aid, and search and rescue operations, but the Royal Navy says it is also designed for border patrols and defence diplomacy.」

　しかしなんですな、これで国家間紛争にでもなれば1982年のフォークランド紛争以来というから、平和な時代だったんだなあ…と…
　…にしては結構不安定状態だなあ、南アメリカ…。