Rubio's South America tour aims to tighten Washington's grip on the region
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's tour of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru reinforces a new Trump doctrine seeking closer US control over South America, according to RFI.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio's tour of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru is reinforcing what RFI described as Washington's ambition for closer control over South America, covering economic ties, drug trafficking and illegal immigration, but above all strengthening the pro-Trump populist arc in the region.
RFI reported the tour coincides with Trump's publication of a US map that for the first time includes Mexico and Cuba, part of what commentator Jean-Jacques Kourliandsky described as a new "Donroe Doctrine."
Sources
- Tournée de Marco Rubio: Washington veut «un contrôle resserré sur l'ensemble de l'Amérique du Sud» — RFI — Français
EGazette summarizes reporting from multiple sources; follow the links for the originals.
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