Green Social Thought

Produce less. Distribute it fairly. Create a greener world for all.

Subscribe
Donate

Tag: Plan Colombia

  • Is Latin America still the US’s ‘backyard’?

    —

    by

    fitzdon

     In late spring of 2008, the prestigious Council on Foreign Relations published a report titled “US-Latin America Relations: A New Direction for a New Reality.” Timed to influence the foreign policy agenda of the next US administration, the report asserted: “the era of the US as the dominant influence in Latin America is over.” At…