“I want to express the support of the entire Government of Israel to the firm decision and action of USA to restore freedom and justice also in this region of the world.” The enthusiastic greeting came from the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahuafter learning of the capture of the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, by a special forces command. “I must say that in Latin America in general We are witnessing a transformation, and many countries are returning to the American axis and, as expected, also to the relationship with the State of Israel.” Netanyahu allowed himself to glimpse an expansive horizon of the new Trump Doctrine that attempts to redefine relations with Latin America on the basis of a political and economic domain which should not admit extraterritorial discussions or jurisdictions.
When commenting on the operation that extracted Maduro from his bunker in Caracas to take him prisoner to New York, the Republican magnate did not close the doors to a regional ‘domino effect’ or even beyond the hemisphere. The turn began with Trump’s unprecedented intervention in the Argentine elections and Honduras. Then came Venezuela. “What’s next? ¿Greenland And the Panama Canal? Cuba, Nicaragua, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil? “the Mexican newspaper asked in its editorial this Sunday The Day. The attention of several analysts was drawn to the various mentions of the US president’s Cuban case. “Cuba is not very well now, but it is something we will talk about at some point, “It is a failed nation.”he said in his press conference. He also spoke of the island’s “dependence” on Venezuelan oil. “Many Cubans lost their lives. They were protecting Maduro. “That was not a good decision,” the billionaire later told The New York Post. However, it was Marco Rubio, his Secretary of State of Cuban origin, who most emphatically mentioned the possibility of action by Washington. “If I were in the Government of Havana, I would be worried.” The island “is a disaster” and is managed by “incompetents.” And he added: “When the president speaks, take him seriously.”. Miguel Díaz Canel responded: “This is not your backyard, nor disputed territory! We do not accept or recognize the Monroe Doctrine“, neither kings nor outdated emperors!”
The new doctrine
The mention of the Monroe Doctrine has been recurring for weeks. It comes from the 19th century and proclaims an “America for Americans.” It was rewritten in 1901 by President Theodore Roosevelt under the image of the “big stick.” Trump is considered an updated version of those two political strategies. “The Monroe Doctrine is something important, we far surpassed it. We forgot about that, but we will no longer forget. Prevalence in the Western Hemisphere will no longer be ignored. “Under our Administration we will restore US power in the region.” This expansive policy cannot be understood without Rubio’s influence..
“The Trump era is winning,” Ross Douthat, a columnist for The New York Times, a few weeks before the military intervention in Venezuela. “We’re engaged in the kind of old-fashioned anti-communist action you’d expect from a son of Miami as Secretary of State.” And just as Maduro was a personal obsession since his years as a senator, so is Cuba and Colombia, as well as any progressive government. Rubio has been able to “configure foreign policy in a manner consistent with his pre-Trump beliefs.”
Mexico and Colombia
At least for these hours, when the tycoon speaks about these matters he does nothing more than accompany that ideology. ““Something will have to be done with Mexico.”Trump allowed himself to say at a time when greater empowerment of the CIA above the DEA in Mexican affairs. The president Claudia Sheinbaum He tried to tone down his American colleague’s outburst. His country, he recalled, has a very good relationship with its neighbor. But after Trump assured that the United States will “manage” Venezuela until a transition is underway, Sheinbaum issued a warning through “between individuals and between nations, respect for the rights of others is peace.”
Trump did not refrain from threatening Gustavo Petror with a neighborhood brawler tone. “He has cocaine factories, which are sent to the United States. He should watch his ass”.
Brazil, on the sidelines for the moment
Brazil It has been left out of the invectives for the moment, but they can return at any time. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva knows it. He had to perform diplomatic miracles to restore calm in relations after the billionaire imposed 50% tariffs on the South American giant’s exports in solidarity with Jair Bolsonaro. The far-right was sentenced to 27 years in prison. Congress has ruled on a reduction of that sentence and Lula said he will veto it. It is not ruled out that this decision reactivates the conflict with Trump. Anything can happen after Maduro’s capture, and this was recognized by the São Paulo newspaper. Sheet in his recent editorial.
“The military aggression of the United States against Venezuela reopens a dark period in relations between the world superpower and their American neighbors. For Latin America, in particular, the Trumpist doctrine sets a dangerous precedent. A layer of protection against aggression in the region has collapsed.” The joint statement signed by Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay and Spain to express concern over any attempt at government control, administration or external appropriation of natural or strategic resources by the US caused supreme indifference in Washington.
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