... Latin Americans to support such decisions).
Many observers interpret problems with attendance as well as the openly limited final decisions and documents as Joe Biden’s unequivocal diplomatic defeat and proof of Washington’s weakening stance in Latin America. However, the Summit of the Americas is only the “tip of the iceberg” of the multitude of America’s extremely complicated and multilayered relations with the region. The U.S. remains Latin America’s principal trade and economic partner and a crucial source ...
... projections of maturing multipolarity and advancing regionalization in international relations.
Andrey Kortunov:
US’ Hyperbolic China, Russia, Iran Statements Show Outdated Foreign Policy
Has Washington learnt the lessons of 1994? The forthcoming Ninth Summit of the Americas to be held in Los Angeles on June 6–10, 2022 should provide an answer to this question. However, the preparation of the summit raises doubts about US readiness to reassess its traditional approaches to Latin America. Twenty eight years ago, the Clinton administration, being at the very peak of US international power, blocked only Cuba from being present in Miami. Today, a much weaker Biden administration intends to exclude from participating not only ...