How Trump is exerting control in Latin AmericaTrump’s interference in the region has been aided by the collapse of the leftist forces that once pushed back against US imperialismBy Jordana Timerman / The GuardianFor the past generation, Latin America has been a place of unstable stability. The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States summit with the EU last month avoided condemning the US strikes. Anti-imperialism once formed the common political grammar of the Latin American left. In a recent Bloomberg/Atlas poll, 53 percent of Latin American respondents said they would support US military intervention to remove Maduro. She compiles the “Latin America Daily Briefing” and is part of the “Ideas Letter” editorial team.
