Will Freeman
Latin America Studies Fellow at The Council on Foreign Relations
Fellow for Latin America Studies @CFR_org. PhD @PUPolitics. Fulbright Colombia/Peru/Guatemala 2022. Columnist @AmerQuarterly. Own opinions, RTs ≠ Endorsements.
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2 weeks ago |
americasquarterly.org | Will Freeman
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe ongoing clash with the Trump administration over the future of the Panama Canal has made President José Raúl Mulino’s already tough position even more difficult. Even before Trump’s inauguration, some U.S. officials worried that China had gained the capacity to interfere in canal operations through control of nearby infrastructure and cyberattacks.
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2 months ago |
cfr.org | Will Freeman
Will Freeman is a fellow for Latin America Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. More From Our Experts Ecuador is one of South America’s smaller nations, but it faces daunting challenges. In just a few years, it has gone from being one of mainland Latin America’s most peaceful countries to its most violent, overrun by cocaine-trafficking gangs.
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2 months ago |
americasquarterly.org | Will Freeman
Reading Time: 5 minutesOn February 1, the Trump administration accused Mexico’s government of maintaining an “intolerable alliance” with drug trafficking organizations—an allegation Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum immediately dismissed as “slanderous.” The White House provided no new evidence to support the claim, perhaps because proof is somewhat elusive.
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2 months ago |
almendron.com | Will Freeman
Rara vez estoy de acuerdo con el presidente Trump, pero admitiré que tiene razón en una cosa: el inmenso poder de los cárteles transnacionales de la droga de México y la importante amenaza que suponen para las vidas de los estadounidenses. Eso sin mencionar las vidas mexicanas que arrebatan con alarmante impunidad, año tras año. Necesitamos un nuevo plan para debilitarlos.
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2 months ago |
realclearworld.com | Will Freeman
For a moment on Sunday, the government of Colombia’s Gustavo Petro looked like it might be the first in Latin America to take a meaningful stand against President Donald Trump’s mass-deportation plans. Instead, Petro gave Trump the perfect opportunity to show how far he would go to enforce compliance. Latin American leaders came out worse off. Read Full Article » Related Articles
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RT @jcorrales2011: How Tariffs Erode Democracy: In all tariff-based regimes, backroom deals proliferate. This works very well for dictato…
Important look into Arévalo's Guatemala by @ArriojaJoseE “Given the high levels of inequality, we don’t have a consolidated democracy,” said Zelaya of ASIES... "This year, we have to deliver," asserted the finance minister. https://t.co/czGlacrd7m
This thread on moving to Mexico from Europe is deeply sad in ways I think the poster can't or won't comprehend. "Money here bends reality." Apt description, but not in the way he intends. "Mexico is as safe as the United States." If only this were true outside a tiny bubble
1. Money here bends reality. $1.5K in NYC buys half a basement cave and yesterday’s pizza crust. $1.5K here? Ocean‑view loft, mercado organics, gigabit Wi‑Fi…and the peace of mind money used to steal. But it gets weirder… https://t.co/WHRv9yOuUK
