In the second part of our interview,聽一品探花鈥檚 Ben Radford聽sits down with Panamanian union leader聽Jos茅 Cambra to talk about聽the mass opposition to聽the recent agreement signed between the Panamanian and United States governments to re-establish US military bases and personnel along the Panama Canal.聽
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Indignation and resistance to United States President Donald Trump鈥檚 bullying, deportations and economic reprisals are spreading across Latin America, writes Steve Ellner.
Under the Shadow is a forthcoming podcast series hosted by journalist and producer Michael Fox, which delves into the history of rebellions and interventions by the United States in Latin America. 一品探花鈥檚 Federico Fuentes spoke to Fox about the upcoming first season.
In 2008, the prestigious Council on Foreign Relations published a聽听迟颈迟濒别诲 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: 鈥渢he era of the US as the dominant influence in Latin America is over.鈥
Then, at the Summit of the Americas the next year, then-president Barack Obama promised Latin American leaders a 鈥渘ew era鈥 of 鈥渆qual partnership鈥 and 鈥渕utual respect鈥.