Aligning itself with Washington and dismissing regional diplomacy has left the dual island nation isolated amid the Venezuela crisis There is a saying in Trinidad and Tobago: “Cockroach should stay out of fowl business.” It captures a hard truth. Small states that stray into great-power conflicts rarely emerge unscathed. They are not players; they are expendables. It’s a statement that frames the reality of where Trinidad and Tobago sits uneasily today. Continue reading...