Data from the AmericasBarometer survey shows that Latin Americans’ faith in the U.S. government and democracy has declined while their trust in the Chinese government has risen along with regional concern over insecurity and corruption.
While the Summits of the Americas have faced challenges, and the goals of the first summit remain largely unrealized, this does not mean that the process is futile or that it cannot be revived to meet the needs of the Americas in the 21st century.
Colombian support for President Donald Trump during the 2020 presidential election threatens to stain the U.S.-Colombia relationship. The task now will be to undertake a full-blown exercise in damage control.
A more nuanced understanding of Latino voters in South Florida could provide the new administration with the opportunity to recalibrate U.S.-Latin American policy.
System dynamics involves the representation and analysis of chains of causal relationships between physical, political, social, and commercial interactions that may help to understand how a number of complex forces will affect Latin America during 2021.
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Given Latin America and the Caribbean’s vulnerability to climate change, its leaders are closely watching how the incoming Biden administration will recalibrate the United States’ environmental policy to see whether the Western Hemisphere will make diplomacy and multilateralism great again.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has defended his silence following the U.S. presidential election based on non-intervention, but his rhetoric highlights a growing transnational notion that no election can necessarily be trusted, a trend that undermines democracy and will be a headwind that the Biden administration must confront as it assumes office.
Now that an old friend with a proven track record for multilateralism is set to become the next president of the United States, Latin American governments will have no excuse. They will need to step up to the plate and work with Washington to help solve the complicated problems and challenges that plague the region.
Bipartisan congressional policy has driven U.S. strategy in the English-speaking Caribbean during the 21st century and the pillars of the Caribbean 2020 Strategy are unlikely to change no matter the outcome of the elections.
