The cessation of USAID's operations in Colombia warns of an uncomfortable truth: international cooperation may benefit communities in the short term, but it will never assume the responsibilities of the state. 


The popular support that the major powers receive for their imperial policies does not necessarily imply an adherence to warmongering. But, although mediated by multiple factors, there are obvious links between the two positions.

The humanitarian argument for removing Cuba from the list of countries sponsoring terrorism ignores the high human cost of the groups it supports.

"They need us more than we need them…," declared Donald Trump from the Oval Office when referring to Latin America after assuming the presidency...

The big new lie is that Trump won by a landslide, and this supposedly gives him the right to turn the world upside down. However, in a democracy, winning elections is not a blank check to erase the past or disregard the law.

A diminished leadership of the U.S. in the region could be exploited by Beijing, which is seeking to strengthen diplomatic ties with new partners in the Americas to consolidate its geopolitical position.