While the free world continues to sound the alarm about Russia’s influence in Europe, little attention has been paid to the damage Moscow is causing in America’s hemisphere.
Donald Trump’s recent blustery foreign policy proclamations have many pundits scratching their heads. They should be seen as part of a broader project of reasserting US hegemony in the Americas and pushing back on Chinese geopolitical influence.
This year offers an unprecedented opportunity to reshape the troubled US relationship with Bolivia. The new US administration has promised to shake things up in domestic and foreign policy. In Bolivia, meanwhile, a deep economic crisis under President Luis Arce will likely lead to political change following the August elections.
Russia warned President Trump on Tuesday against seizing the Panama Canal, after he reiterated his intent to take control of the strategic waterway in his second inaugural address Monday.
Ukraine is fighting for its independence and Latin America must support it vigorously ... as we have seen in the Russia's campaign of deliberate attacks on civilians across Ukraine," the signatories of the document said. At the same time, they expressed ...
The Trump administration has a narrow window of opportunity to change course and counter Chinese influence in Latin America.