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US: Open shipping for me but not for thee (looking at you China)
Latin America

US: Open shipping for me but not for thee (looking at you China)

After Panama, Washington is pressuring Chile, and now especially Peru to reject a Beijing port — or else face consequences

Cuba's President Miguel Diaz‑Canel
Latin America

In Cuba a deadlock is more likely than a deal

Trump wants something that the government in Havana is just not willing to give

Despite Trump's threats, a US-Cuba deal is taking shape
Latin America

Despite Trump's threats, a US-Cuba deal is taking shape

Talks in Havana are starting to deliver results even as Washington prepares for the possibility of war

Bay of Pigs
Latin America

65 yrs after first one, Trump's 'Bay of Pigs' may take many forms

'There were sobering lessons,' JFK said after the failed invasion of Cuba in 1961. There is still time for the current president to learn them.

Is the US prepping for a military operation in Cuba?
Latin America

Is the US prepping for a military operation in Cuba?

Reports suggest Trump may be laying the groundwork. Meanwhile, he said this week that ‘we may stop by' the island 'after we’re finished with’ Iran.