Diplomatic relations between Venezuela and United States have been tense since late former President Hugo Chavez came to in 1999. Both Chavez and Maduro, his successor, have accused Washington of dozens of alleged conspiracies and assassination attempts.. ..…

Latin America will remain essentially as we know it today, but with growth in liberalism in the Southern Cone and Mexico, progress towards the integration envisaged by the Free Trade Area of the Americas project, and acknowledgment within this context of Washington’s “leadership.” The..…