Ten Keys to Understand Trump 2.0 and Latin America
Migration, relations with China and crisis points in Cuba and Venezuela are among the top issues the region will deal with under the new U.S. administration.
SANTIAGO—As president of the United States, Donald Trump is sticking to bold campaign promises that appeal to a broad base of Americans seeking change and disenchanted with traditional politics. His rhetoric on Latin America and the Caribbean has consistently framed the region as a source of irregular migration and organized crime. This has prompted leaders across the region to wonder what his return means for them. When President Trump declared from the Oval Office that Latin American countries “need us much more than we need them,” he misjudged the complex dynamics of the...
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