Latin America

By – Walter Russell Mead – The news from Latin America is grim. The reaction from the Biden administration is a yawn… China is offering Cuba billions of dollars in exchange for the construction of a sophisticated intelligence facility to be used against the U.S…Washington’s passivity as drug cartels undermined state structures and as hostile foreign powers established beachheads across the hemisphere handed China, Russia and Iran a historic opportunity. Unless Joe Biden learns to channel the spirit of James Monroe, the toxic cocktail of instability and foreign interference in the Western Hemisphere could soon undermine America’s ability to face challenges farther afield. Read More