HEGEMONIC AMBITIONS
The tour by America’s high diplomat in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, from Tuesday to Thursday, comes after a string of right-wing electoral victories throughout Latin America.
Since President Donald Trump’s return to the White Home in January 2025, a number of Latin American nations, together with Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Honduras, have initiated or confirmed a conservative flip.
Washington is brazenly asserting its need for hegemony over the South American continent within the identify of the “Donroe Doctrine”.
That may be a mix of Trump’s first identify with that of James Monroe, the fifth US president, who greater than two centuries in the past declared Latin America america’ unique sphere of affect.
This ambition is spelled out within the new US Nationwide Safety Technique, and Rubio, himself of Cuban heritage, is its chief architect.
This Latin American tour comes days after america concluded, seven months after the seize of Nicolas Maduro, an agreement that will see Washington take majority management of greater than 65 billion barrels of Venezuela’s oil reserves.
After Colombia, the US Secretary of State will journey to Ecuador, the place he’ll meet President Daniel Noboa.
Washington and Quito are finishing up operations in opposition to boats they are saying are linked to the felony group Los Choneros, which is concerned in drug trafficking in Ecuador.
A 12 months in the past, the US authorities launched a marketing campaign of air strikes in opposition to vessels suspected of getting used for drug trafficking within the Caribbean and the japanese Pacific, which left greater than 200 useless – with out offering proof and elevating human rights issues.
The ultimate cease is Peru, which has been led since late July by right-wing President Keiko Fujimori, who can also be aligned with the US president’s insurance policies.
