The conflict between Israel and Iran marks a dangerous turn towards the legitimization of total war as a foreign policy tool, with alarming echoes for Latin America.
The presence in Latin America of China, Iran, Russia or any other non-Western actor need not be the sole purpose of U.S. foreign policy toward Latin America.
Carlos Saavedra Lamas, a distinguished Argentine jurist, academic and politician, contributed to the development of a Latin American tradition of international law in defense of security, justice and the rejection of the use of force.