Washington’s Neglect Of Latin America Comes Home To Roost.
Washington’ pre-occupation with the Middle East has has left a vacuum that Russia and China are increasingly filling. (Politico)
“Washington’s neglect of the Western Hemisphere has allowed Moscow and Beijing to prop up antidemocratic regimes that foment disorder and unrest across the region, experts said.
“The United States has deprioritized and underinvested in the Western Hemisphere for decades,” said Ryan Berg, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, urging the Biden administration to invest more in the region. “China and Russia support illiberal regimes throughout the hemisphere, such as Venezuela, that compound regional security challenges and hold back political transitions toward democracy.””
Latin America need help from America after the instability in the region is on full display especially after the Haitian assassination. President Biden must heed the warnings of many on both sides of the aisle to start paying attention before it is too late to bring peaceful resolutions to the various crises confronting our neighbors to the south. If America does not intervene then China and Russia will step up and further escalate their influence in the region to America’s detriment.
