Washington prioritizes its “special relationship” with Israel over its historic ties with Britain. The post The Trump Era Tests British-American Ties appeared first on The American Conservative .
UK Special Coverage The Trump Era Tests British-American Ties Washington prioritizes its “special relationship” with Israel over its historic ties with Britain. Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images There was a time when Britain and America could be accurately described as two halves of a single civilization. The strength of the fraternal bond shared by the two nations lay not only in the shared history of a people, but in the resulting understanding of the world and our responsibilities to it. America did not emerge, fully formed, from nothing; the Americans carried much of Britain’s political and cultural…Open
Lurking behind Trump aligned leaders such as Javier Milei, Daniel Noboa, Jair Bolsonaro, and Nayib Bukele are lesser known but highly influential operatives who dictate the course of events in their countries.
Perhaps the most consequential of these figures is Fernando Cerimedo, a top advisor to the right-wing Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz, who’s known as MAGA’s man in Latin America. On August 18, Cerimedo was arrested and accused of masterminding an attack that would have killed his ex-girlfriend, the Bolivian lawyer Nadia Beller, who is pregnant. Beller miraculously survived four shots at point-blank range, and from her hospital bed, in a desperate bid to avoid being murdered, she denounced Cerimedo. The Grayzone reports on how Cerimedo's testimony exposes much more than her ex's lethal intentions. Beller reveals an entire network of CIA assets manipulating Latin American politics on behalf of Trump's Washington, and explains how a deluge…Open
Toadying to Washington is not a durable platform for the region. The post The Poverty of the Latin American Right appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs The Poverty of the Latin American Right Toadying to Washington is not a durable platform for the region. Photo by Luis ACOSTA / AFP via Getty Images On June 21, Colombians narrowly elected the right-wing lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella to the presidency over the leftist candidate Iván Cepeda. Since 2023, right-wingers have won 11 of the past 13 elections in Latin America. De la Espriella’s victory comes as a jewel in the crown for the Trump administration and its so-called “Donroe Doctrine.” Sadly, the track record of recent conservative governments in the Americas—with the exception of El…Open
Haim Zachs, Govt Press Office of Israel via wikim cc2 By Thomas Kolbe While Germany's debt spiral is accelerating ever faster, Argentine President Javier Milei is steering his country in the opposite direction.
Colombian voters handed conservative outsider Abelardo de la Espriella, known colloquially as “El Tigre,” a hard-fought victory in Sunday’s presidential runoff. In a stunning rebuke to the radical left, Colombian voters handed conservative outsider Abelardo de la Espriella, known colloquially as “El Tigre,” a hard-fought victory in Sunday’s presidential runoff. President Trump, who offered his full-throated endorsement […] The post Dominos Continue to Fall in Latin America’s MAGA Renaissance appeared first on StoneZone .
Colombian voters handed conservative outsider Abelardo de la Espriella, known colloquially as “El Tigre,” a hard-fought victory in Sunday’s presidential runoff. In a stunning rebuke to the radical left, Colombian voters handed conservative outsider Abelardo de la Espriella, known colloquially as “El Tigre,” a hard-fought victory in Sunday’s presidential runoff. President Trump, who offered his full-throated endorsement to El Tigre, immediately declared de la Espriella “won easily” and predicted a “much better relationship” between Washington and Bogotá moving forward. Cepeda has refused to concede pending further verification, as current President Gustavo Petro whines about non-existent fraud , but the mandate is…Open
President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella says he will crush the narcos and the bureaucracy. The post The Right Returns to Colombia appeared first on The American Conservative .
Latin America The Right Returns to Colombia President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella says he will crush the narcos and the bureaucracy. Clad in the Colombian soccer uniform and accompanied by the rattle of drums and the flash of stadium pyrotechnics, President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella approached the podium in Barranquilla last week Sunday and roared, “Colombia, your tiger is here!” De la Espriella, a right-wing populist lawyer who calls himself “the tiger,” clinched a narrow victory in the second round of the country’s presidential election over left-wing Senator Iván Cepeda. De la Espriella is a return to the right…Open
The political realignment now unfolding across Latin America demonstrates that voters ultimately judge governments by outcomes rather than intentions. For much of the twentieth century, Latin America served as one of the principal battlegrounds in the global struggle between communism and free market democracy. The Soviet Union and its allies invested enormous resources into cultivating […] The post The Great Political Reversal: Why Latin American Voters Are Choosing Conservatives Again appeared first on StoneZone .
The political realignment now unfolding across Latin America demonstrates that voters ultimately judge governments by outcomes rather than intentions. For much of the twentieth century, Latin America served as one of the principal battlegrounds in the global struggle between communism and free market democracy. The Soviet Union and its allies invested enormous resources into cultivating revolutionary movements, socialist parties, and Marxist insurgencies throughout the Western Hemisphere. From Cuba to Nicaragua and beyond, the Left promised a future built upon economic equality, state control, and collectivist ideology. For a time, many believed those movements represented the inevitable direction of history. Political leaders,…Open
Is Abelardo de la Espriella Poised to Sweep the Colombian Elections? Roger Stone and guest Shane Trejo discuss a tectonic shift toward right-wing populism across Latin America, specifically focusing on the rise of Colombian presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella. The speakers frame Espriella as a transformative outsider whose “law and order” platform mirrors the […] The post Is pro-U.S., pro-Trump Abelardo De La Espriella About to Sweep the Colombian Elections? appeared first on StoneZone .
Is Abelardo de la Espriella Poised to Sweep the Colombian Elections? Roger Stone and guest Shane Trejo discuss a tectonic shift toward right-wing populism across Latin America, specifically focusing on the rise of Colombian presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella. The speakers frame Espriella as a transformative outsider whose “law and order” platform mirrors the nationalist strategies of Donald Trump, Nayib Bukele, and Javier Milei. By positioning this election as a crucial battle against leftist “total appeasement” and narco-terrorism, they argue that a victory for such a candidate is essential for upholding the Monroe Doctrine and securing the Western Hemisphere. The conversation further critiques the Biden…Open
