Pushback in Panama - Geopolitical Futures
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Pushback in Panama - Geopolitical Futures
Washington’s strategy to advance U.S. interests in Latin America is inherently vulnerable. Broadly speaking, it uses national security and economic arguments to justify its actions and prefers to work out its differences at the bilateral level. Threats of coercion are baked into the equation. But bilateral talks have graver domestic political implications for Latin American […] The post Pushback in Panama appeared first on Geopolitical Futures.
The United States is concerned about China's growing influence in Latin America but lacks a long-term strategy to counter it. Meanwhile, Beijing is strengthening its presence in the traditional American sphere of influence, presenting itself as an equal partner that supposedly better understands the problems of developing countries, political scientists say, relegating the United States to a secondary role.
* Specialists address the risks of the Chinese presence in the region at the “South America in Competition” conference. ** They measured how the U.S. main adversary moves pieces to gain more geopolitical spaces. Public Records/ Washington One 200 participants and experts from the private sector, academia and the security industry met for two days in Reston, Virginia, United States, to review the risks of Chinese influence in South America, among…
Latin America has been a focus of Chinese foreign policy in recent years. Beijing has been systematically strengthening its influence in the region through investments, loans, infrastructure projects and diplomatic activity under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). At a summit in May with leaders of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), Chinese President Xi Jinping announced a new loan worth $9 billion (207 billion crowns…
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