Tensions remain high in the Caribbean after the U-S seized a tanker carrying Venezuelan oil last week and issued fresh sanctions on the country.

It's a further escalation of the Trump administration's months-long pressure campaign on President Nicolás Maduro ... with thousands of troops moved to the area and strikes on suspected drug boats.

Meanwhile, details have emerged of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado's daring escape from the country, a covert journey to Oslo, where she received the Nobel Peace Prize last week.

• Guest: Renata Segura, Program Director for Latin America at the International Crisis Group
• Producer: Pip Cook