Washington is reviving visa revocation as a tool against corruption in Latin America, caught between its political effectiveness and the risk of selective enforcement.
The security alliance with Washington positions Peru as a regional strategic partner, but the institutional fragility of the Fujimori government threatens to turn the agreement into a political risk.
Despite its deep economic crisis, Cuba retains an international influence greater than its material weight thanks to a broad network of governments, political parties, trade unions, and social organizations that support the regime.
The Cuban regime’s deepest crisis coincides with a strategy of maximum pressure driven by Washington. The objective is to force a political transition, but the use of force no longer appears to be an implausible scenario.
Washington is once again betting on a strategy that already failed more than six decades ago: using economic sanctions to force political change in Cuba. Yet, while it seeks to isolate the regime, it also hampers reforms and pushes Havana closer to China.
