Latin America at a crossroads
Latin America faces several crossroads in the coming years. The most important one is Trump's possible victory, with implications for many Pink Tide governments, especially Brazil, Mexico and Colombia. The other has to do with the management of its relations with China in the midst of maneuvers to circumvent American restrictions on global industry, including certain strategic sectors. China will insist on circumventing American restrictions by using its Asian neighborhood and the environment of its customers in the West. With Trump, it may come to a point where the magnifying glass on Latin American supply chains will be very large. In the midst of all this, Europe looks out of place, or at least somewhat confused and indecisive. There is another crossroads that is much more regional, though with global implications, and that has to do with the impact of insecurity on the functioning of economies and democratic systems. There is evidence of the use of criminal or irregular...