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13.09.25 - 16:06
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Are We Ready for the New Latin America? (Bloomberg)
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Between the massive US military presence in the region and a slew of upcoming elections, Latin America is going to look very different, very soon, Bloomberg Opinion columnist JP Spinetto explains. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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07.09.25 - 06:30
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US War Department To Shift Focus From China To ′Threats′ In Latin America (ZeroHedge)
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US War Department To Shift Focus From China To 'Threats' In Latin America
Via The Cradle
US War Department officials are proposing to shift the US military posture away from a focus on China, instead prioritizing alleged threats in Latin America and the Caribbean, Politico reported on 6 Saturday.
A draft of the newest National Defense Strategy places "domestic and regional missions above countering adversaries such as Beijing and Moscow," Politico revealed, citing three people briefed on early versions of the report.
Associated Press
The news comes one day after Trump signed an executive order for the Department of Defense to be renamed the “War Department” to better reflect its mission.
Politico notes that the move, if implemented, would anger politicians in both the Republican and Democratic parties who have long been hostile to China and called for aggressive policies to counter its rise.
"This is going to be a major shift for the US and its allies on multiple co...
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03.09.25 - 16:06
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′The Dubai of South America′: how the promise of riches from lithium mining turned to dust in Bolivia (The Guardian)
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Politicians have long promised the critical metal will rescue the economy but Indigenous locals say the push to exploit vast reserves threatens the ecosystem and their livelihoods• Photographs by Sara Aliaga TiconaGrowing up near Bolivia's Uyuni salt flats, Franz Alí Ramos remembers playing in the high-altitude wetlands near his home during the rainy season. “It was a beautiful recreation area for us and for animals,” he says.Now, the wetlands have given way to cracked, sunbaked earth – a change that Alí Ramos blames on nearby operations by Bolivia's state lithium corporation, Yacimientos de Litio Bolivianos (YLB). The government has recently signed lithium mining contracts with two foreign companies – one Russian and the other Chinese – and residents fear more serious damage is yet to come. Continue reading......
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03.09.25 - 15:31
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EU-Kommission billigt Freihandelsabkommen mit Mercosur-Staaten (Tagesschau)
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Das Mercosur-Abkommen soll den EU-Handel mit wichtigen Staaten Südamerikas erleichtern. Auf Widerstand einiger europäischer Staaten reagiert die Kommission nun mit Schutzklauseln für Agrarprodukte... --- Die EU-Kommission schätzt, dass das Abkommen die jährlichen EU-Exporte nach Südamerika um bis zu 39 Prozent, rund 49 Milliarden Euro, steigern kann - und damit mehr als 440.000 Arbeitsplätze in ganz Europa unterstützt. Besonders große Chancen werden für die Autoindustrie, den Maschinenbau und die Pharmabranche gesehen. Auf Autoimporte in die Mercosur-Länder wird beispielsweise derzeit ein Zoll in Höhe von 35 Prozent fällig..
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