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Monroe Doctrine
Latin America

Nostalgia isn't strategy: Stop the Monroe revisionism and listen

Offering a sober assessment of 19th and 20th Century US foreign policy and lessons learned the hard way

Marco Rubio
Latin America

Rubio sparks diplomatic storm before Americas summit

Foggy Bottom reportedly pushed a key ally to disinvite the so-called 'troika of tyranny'

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Latin America

How the US should respond to Russian influence in Latin America

Moscow's regional reach is limited but Washington needs a long term plan for reengagement in the Western Hemisphere.

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Latin America

Biden's 'Summit of the Americas' showcases failed Cold War worldview

By restricting the meeting to democracies, the president omitted countries key to addressing the agenda's top issues.

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Latin America

Boycotts threaten to turn Biden's Summit of the Americas into a political disaster

US neighbors say the president's reported "democracy vs. autocracy" invite list is a no-go and are willing to forgo the whole thing.

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Europe

Facing mounting global crises, Biden risks addiction to sanctions

Whether it's Ethiopia, Belarus, or Nicaragua, economic warfare rarely works and often winds up being counterproductive.