Back

LatinNews Regional Monitor: Brazil & Southern Cone - 09 February 2018

Spectre of Monroe haunts Tillerson on regional swing

After one year in the job, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson went on his first major trip through the region between 1 and 7 February. This was a six-day whistle-stop tour that took him to Mexico, Argentina, Peru, Colombia, and Jamaica. The trip illustrated some of the more puzzling aspects of Washington’s current ‘America First’ regional policies, particularly what seems to be an inability to build strong alliances with natural allies.

End of preview - This article contains approximately 1901 words.

Subscribers: Log in now to read the full article

Not a Subscriber?

Choose from one of the following options

LatinNews
Intelligence Research Ltd.
167-169 Great Portland Street,
5th floor,
London, W1W 5PF - UK
Phone : +44 (0) 203 695 2790
Contact
You may contact us via our online contact form
Copyright © 2022 Intelligence Research Ltd. All rights reserved.