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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
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
Nicolás Maduro may be gone, but turning Caracas into a stable partner remains challenging. The post Narcoterrorists Challenge Venezuela’s Government and America’s Miners appeared first on The American Conservative .
Latin America Narcoterrorists Challenge Venezuela’s Government and America’s Miners Nicolás Maduro may be gone, but turning Caracas into a stable partner remains challenging. Last month, Venezuela’s newly cooperative government passed a law ending the country’s exclusive control over its mineral resources, throwing open the doors to foreign investment (especially American investment). The law is intended to jump-start Venezuela’s long-stagnant economy—and, no doubt, assist Delcy Rodriguez in her effort to prove herself a useful partner to the Trump administration by providing the United States with access to Venezuela’s…Open
President Donald Trump is once again proving that America First does not mean making America weak. On Monday, the president said he is seriously considering making Venezuela the 51st state, pointing to the country’s enormous oil wealth and what he called strong Venezuelan support for his leadership. His message was blunt: “Venezuela loves Trump.” This […] The post President Trump Considers Making Venezuela 51st State appeared first on StoneZone .
President Donald Trump is once again proving that America First does not mean making America weak. On Monday, the president said he is seriously considering making Venezuela the 51st state, pointing to the country’s enormous oil wealth and what he called strong Venezuelan support for his leadership. His message was blunt: “Venezuela loves Trump.” This comes after U.S. forces captured socialist strongman Nicolás Maduro and his wife in January, ending years of Marxist misery, narco-terror, hyperinflation, mass migration, and the collapse of basic services in a country blessed with some of the greatest energy reserves on earth. Instead of propping up the same failed socialist model, the Trump-backed interim government under Delcy…Open
“We face new categories and combinations of violent actors that make the established ways of doing counterterrorism insufficient or obsolete. We face a multiplicity of deadly threats from terror groups and non-state actors, often secretly supported by governments who wish to undermine us. Currently, we face three major types of terror groups: • Narcoterrorists and Transnational Gangs • Legacy Islamist Terrorists • Violent Left-Wing Extremists, including Anarchists and Anti-Fascists.” That’s an excerpt from the new United States Counterterrorism Strategy. It is a welcome acknowledgement of the threats we face. They are real. They are immediate. They are growing. The question, of course, is – what are we actually going to do…Open
