President Trump, known as a master dealmaker, is making a bold bet on the negotiating advantage he finds in chaos, having already used similar tariff declarations to extract concessions from the United States’ closest trading partners, including Canada and Mexico.
Unless the administration delivers concrete economic benefits to willing partners and admirers like Argentina and El Salvador, U.S. influence in the region will remain fragile, likely ceding increasing space to China.
En momentos de profunda incertidumbre global, nunca ha sido más crucial defender y fortalecer instituciones como USAID, que representan los valores y principios de la política exterior estadounidense.
In times of deep global uncertainty, defending and strengthening institutions like USAID – which embody the values and principles of U.S. foreign policy – has never been more important.
Maintaining strong U.S.-Panama relations is far more valuable than aggressive posturing by modern Athenians.
Donald Trump’s return to the presidency has raised the prospect that, over the next four years, the Caribbean’s playbook regarding its longstanding relations with the U.S. will be tested as never before.
Trump’s rhetoric and early actions hint at the possible emergence of a new foreign policy guide for Latin America – a region shaped by U.S. dominance aimed at securing its regional hegemony.
This week’s standoff highlights not just the Trump administration’s hardline approach to immigration but its broader willingness to pressure Latin America into compliance—no matter the long-term cost to regional diplomacy and cooperation.
By anchoring its optimism in realism, Milei’s Argentina can better navigate the challenges – and better capitalize the opportunities – of the U.S.-Argentina relations during this period.
Will the interest expressed in a transfer by President Trump succeed where the offer by previous presidents failed?
