Rubio Seeks to Shield the South Pacific: a New Pulse Between the US and China?
The agreements add supply-chain cooperation and a new anti-drug coalition as Washington seeks closer security ties with conservative Latin American governments.
- On Tuesday, Secretary Marco Rubio began a three-nation tour of Latin America, pledging to "restore" ties with Bogota and bolster conservative allies across the region.
- The United States and Colombia signed agreements on critical minerals and nuclear cooperation, resuming a partnership Colombian President de la Espriella said had been "interrupted for four years."
- Rubio announced on Thursday that the US indicted seven former Ecuadorian officials for bribery, stating, "As we dismantle these terrorist organizations, we also have to go after corrupt officials."
- Peru will join the US anti-drug coalition following the visit, as the administration seeks to secure strategic resources and deepen regional cooperation against trafficking networks.
- Administration officials frame this alignment as a counter to left-wing governance, which they claim has "basically destroyed" countries like Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua over 25 years.
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Marco Rubio's diplomatic trip backfires as America's top rival seizes the moment: report
Secretary of State Marco Rubio's three-country tour through Latin America this week backfired despite visiting nations led by Trump-friendly presidents, Politico reported.According to a Thursday report, Rubio visited Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru over three days. All three countries are governed by right-wing leaders who campaigned on combating crime and partnering closely with Washington, Politico noted. In Colombia, he spoke of a "golden era" be…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio concludes this Thursday in Lima a three-day tour of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru with an agenda that combines the fight against organized crime, the strengthening of military and technological ties and, above all, Washington's attempt to limit China's growing influence in the region.
Marco Rubio’s tour of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru marks Washington’s largest diplomatic movement in South America since Donald Trump’s return to the White House. Officially, the agenda revolves around drug trafficking and security, but behind it are other strategic interests: critical minerals, trade, military cooperation and China’s growing influence in the South Pacific. Is the United States looking to build a new bloc of allies in the region a…
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