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Security & Strategic Review - June 2025
VENEZUELA/GUYANA: Tensions rise over Essequibo ‘elections’
The authoritarian government of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro has once again turned up the heat on the Essequibo dispute, a long-running sovereignty battle with neighbouring Guyana over the 160,000km² territory which is rich in oil and minerals. Despite the Essequibo being within Guyana’s internationally recognised borders, on 25 May Venezuelan authorities held an election to appoint a governor and legislators for the territory, which the Maduro administration regards as a Venezuelan state named ‘Guayana Esequiba’. The election, which came in a context of escalating violence along the border, was slammed by the commander of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Brigadier Omar Khan, as a “passive coup”.
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