How Trump’s Venezuela Gamble Will Transform Latin America
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For China, President Trump’s seizure of power in Venezuela constitutes a frontal attack on a long-standing oil source, cultivated through billions of dollars in loans and years of political courtship. “But Trump has also expressed a broader view of power that involves breaking China’s economic dominance in Latin America. His new approach—and his willingness to support it with military force—is threatening to loosen China’s economic control in a …
How Trump’s Venezuela Gamble Will Transform Latin America
When U.S. President Donald Trump announced the capture of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro after American military strikes in Caracas last Saturday, he quickly hinted that Venezuela was not an isolated case. Trump also threatened Mexico, Colombia, and Cuba. Senior U.S. officials echoed this rhetoric. The message was unmistakable: toppling Latin American leaders by force was back on the table as an acceptable tool of U.S. policy in the region. Even cou…
U.S. Pressure and Political Realignment Fuel Investor Optimism in Latin America
Investor sentiment toward Latin America has turned increasingly bullish as U.S. President Donald Trump’s assertive moves in Venezuela and support for market-friendly leaders elsewhere coincide with a broader rightward political shift across the region. Markets have responded positively, with rallies in sovereign debt, currencies, and equities reflecting expectations of pro-business reforms, fiscal consolidation, and regulatory […] The post U.S. …
The American raid on Venezuela and the capture of Nicolas Maduro are widely supported by Republican voters, who see it as a precise, surgical operation that is a sign of Trump's pragmatism and strength.
In the columns of the Brazilian media Agência Pública, US economist Mark Weisbrot analyses the role of oil in Donald Trump's attack on Venezuela and the risks to the rest of Latin America. We publish the translation.
The market is also driven to the right in the electoral year by increasing the likelihood of foreign capital flow for the region
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