From gunboat and Ping-Pong diplomacy to gangster diplomacy

A column in Kaieteur News argues that U.S. diplomacy in the Americas has evolved from “gunboat and Ping-Pong diplomacy” to what it describes as “gangster diplomacy.” The piece traces earlier American expansion and military approaches, linking them to the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, and says Guyana’s border tensions have been used as a pretext for U.S. shows of force. It references a sequence of events involving a sitting president described as removed from power and later held in a New York jail cell. The author then claims that with U.S. pressure focused on Venezuela, the current approach is “gangster capitalism,” with America controlling the “table.”