As José Antonio Kast takes office, Santiago faces a dilemma increasingly familiar across Latin America: how to manage deep economic ties with China while preserving longstanding strategic relationships with the United States.
Beneath the headlines lies a deeper issue that is clearly demonstrated by Jerí's ouster: China's presence and influence in Peru is structural and carries immense strategic and reputational risks that can have consequences at the highest levels.
With right-left polarization amongst the region’s politicians, and growing U.S.-China competition among its economies, Latin America’s most likely response to any U.S. trade actions will be further intra-regional conflict and division.
Whoever ends up helping Cuba rebuild its power grid will hold one of the keys to unlocking economic recovery on the island and influence in the Caribbean.
If the United States is serious about being Latin America and the Caribbean’s preferred partner, it needs to deepen its own engagement and communication strategy.
As José Antonio Kast takes office, Santiago faces a dilemma increasingly familiar across Latin America: how to manage deep economic ties with China while preserving longstanding strategic relationships with the United States.
Beneath the headlines lies a deeper issue that is clearly demonstrated by Jerí’s ouster: China’s presence and influence in Peru is structural and carries immense strategic and reputational risks that can have consequences at the highest levels.
With right-left polarization amongst the region’s politicians, and growing U.S.-China competition among its economies, Latin America’s most likely response to any U.S. trade actions will be further intra-regional conflict and division.
Whoever ends up helping Cuba rebuild its power grid will hold one of the keys to unlocking economic recovery on the island and influence in the Caribbean.
If the United States is serious about being Latin America and the Caribbean’s preferred partner, it needs to deepen its own engagement and communication strategy.
