Latin America

Whether Biden Or Trump, US’ Latin American Policy Will Be Contemptible

February 12, 2025 UNAC Editor Deportation, Latin America, Neocolonialism, U.S. Hegemony, US Foreign Policy, US Intervention

by John Perry and Roger D. Harris, published on Popular Resistance, January 30 2025 Migration, Drugs, and Tariffs. With Donald Trump as the new US president, pundits are speculating about how US policy towards Latin America might change. In this article, we look at some of the speculation, then address three specific instances of how the US’s policy priorities may[…]

As Trump’s War on Migrants Transcends Borders, Resistance Grows in Latin America

February 4, 2025 UNAC Editor Brazil, Colombia, Honduras, Imperialism, Latin America, Migrants and Refugees

by Camilo Pérez-Bustillo, published on Truthout, February 2, 2025 Colombia, along with Mexico, Brazil and Honduras, are already resisting the Trump administration’s neo-imperial regional aspirations. Colombian President Gustavo Petro, a former political prisoner who played a leading role in Colombia’s revolutionary movement, is the first head of state both in the region and globally who has challenged Donald Trump directly,[…]

Latin American Governments Pay a Price For Challenging Israel’s Genocidal War

November 12, 2024 UNAC Editor Bolivia, Colombia, Honduras, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Latin America, Nicaragua, Palestine, Paths to Emancipation, Political Analysis, Resistance

by John Perry, published on CovertAction Magazine, November 1, 2024 Governments in Latin America have been at the forefront of opposition to Israel’s genocide in Gaza, and several of those which have done so suddenly face new threats, even including attempted coups. Adrienne Pine, a professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies, said during a recent webinar hosted by[…]

Southern Command Launches an Attack on China and Russia in Latin America

September 26, 2024 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Belt and Road, Latin America, Neocolonial Economic Dominance, New Cold War

by MissionVerdad, published on Resumen English, September 23, 2024 Laura Richardson, leader of the U.S. military’s Southern Command, recently called for the development of a new “Marshall Plan”, aimed at Latin America to counter the growing influence of Russia and China in the region. During the annual security forum of the Aspen Institute, a platform that has become one of the[…]

The Fracturing of Latin America as a Preamble to Regional Balkanization

August 20, 2024 UNAC Editor Counter Revolution, coup, Democracy and Consent, Hybrid Warfare, Imperialism, Latin America, U.S. Aggression

by Rafael Bautista S., published on Resumen English, August 13, 2024 The alignment of certain governments to the crutch of “fraud”, to delegitimize the last elections in Venezuela, is seriously fracturing the region. The consequences of this new conformation of a bloc aligned with the geopolitics of the dollar, only outlines a scenario, analogous to the one that gave rise[…]

US Congressional Resolution Calls for Annulling the Monroe Doctrine and Ending Sanctions

January 27, 2024 UNAC Editor Corporatism, Latin America, Monroe Doctrine, US Foreign Policy

by Roger D. Harris, published on Popular Resistance, January 18, 2024 Now, 200 years after President James Monroe first promulgated his dictate giving the Yankees dominion of the rest of the hemisphere, a congressional resolution calls for annulling the Monroe Doctrine and replacing it with a “new good neighbor” policy. The intent is to “foster improved relations and deeper, more effective cooperation”[…]

Africa and Latin America – Revolutionary Ties

August 24, 2023 UNAC Editor Africa, Congo, Nicaragua, Niger, South Africa, The Sahel, Zimbabwe

by Stephen Sefton, published on Tortilla con Sal, August 13, 2023 Latin America and Africa, unite in a history of resistance to colonialism and a passion for sovereignty and peaceful development. [jb] Historically, the United States and its allies only retreat from their aggressive policies and the imposition of their dominance when they suffer a strategic defeat. They never[…]

Prioritizing U.S. Imperialism in Evaluating Latin America’s Pink Tide

April 19, 2023 UNAC Editor Anti-Imperialism, Brazil, Colonialism, Ecuador, Human Rights, Imperialism, Latin America, New Pink Tide, Venezuela

by Steve Ellner, published in The Monthly Review, March Edition Two conflicting leftist positions on Latin America’s wave of progressive governments known as the Pink Tide have become increasingly well-defined over the last two decades. One position is favorable, while the other highly critical, to the extent that Pink Tide presidents—including Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, Ecuador’s Rafael Correa, Bolivia’s Evo Morales,[…]

Black People to Attack Revolutionary Governments

April 14, 2023 UNAC Editor Caribbean, Censorship and Propaganda, Counter Revolution, coup, Cuba, Latin America, Nicaragua

Nicaragua’s Troubles: A View From the Caribbean Coast Mike Phipps reviews: To Defend the Sunrise: Black Women’s Activism and the Authoritarian Turn in Nicaragua, by Courtney Desiree Morris, Published by Rutgers University Press by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, April 12, 2023 The question of how Black people fare in a particular country can be a legitimate issue[…]

China and Progressive Latin America Share a Project of Solidarity

March 23, 2023 UNAC Editor Belt and Road, Bolivia, China, Latin America, Nicaragua, Venezuela

by Carlos Martinez, published on Friends of Socialist China, March 14, 2023 Friends of Socialist China co-editor Carlos Martinez was invited by the World Anti-imperialist Platform to speak on 4 March 2023 at Bolívar Hall, London, alongside the ambassadors of Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela, at an event marking the 10th anniversary of the death of comrade Hugo Chávez. Carlos addressed[…]