A ground-level report from a Venezuela that refuses to surrender—economically, militarily, or morally. by Fabrizio Verde, from Caracas / Venezuela Late August. The Caribbean Sea—usually a postcard of turquoise waters and cruise-ship tranquility—has turned into a stage for Cold War–style brinkmanship. The United States, in a move evoking its darkest interventions, has deployed warships and a nuclear-powered submarine just miles ...