Venezuela's Government Uses Reggaeton and Videos to Stoke Territorial Dispute with Guyana

The Venezuelan government, led by President Nicolás Maduro, is using patriotic appeals and various media content to rally Venezuelans around the territorial dispute with Guyana over the Essequibo region. Venezuela claims the territory, which is larger than Greece and rich in oil and minerals, as its own, despite a border decision made by international arbitrators in 1899. Maduro plans to hold a referendum on December 3 to decide the territory's future, but Guyana has urged the International Court of Justice to halt parts of the referendum, calling it an "existential" threat. The Venezuelan government's campaign has sparked controversy and concerns about the potential consequences of the vote.