Monroe Doctrine
Why the US wants to destroy Cuba

What is the historical interest of the US in destroying Cuba’s revolutionary process in the wake of the geopolitical changes that the Trump administration is trying to force?

Mobilization Caracas Venezuela Sunday January 4 The struggle against the Monroe Doctrine continues

Persistent US threats against Cuba and Venezuela are a grave danger to democracy throughout the region

Tens of thousands of Cubans honor 32 killed in US attack on Venezuela The US is using “blackmail and coercion” to intensify the blockade, says Cuba

The White House’s decisions aim to energetically destroy an island already burdened by a US economic blockade. Several politicians and experts have warned that Trump’s decision could lead to a humanitarian crisis.

Trump’s ultimatum to Cuba: no fuel until surrender!

Trump’s latest executive order is an intensification of the six-decade US policy which seeks to suffocate and strangle Cuba’s economy to force regime change

Donald Trump Maria Elvira Salazar From blockade to asphyxiation: the US war on Cuba enters its most brutal phase

On January 29, US President Donald Trump declared Cuba an “unusual and extraordinary threat” to US national security and tightened the blockade against the island nation

4th Ministerial Meeting of China-CELAC held in Beijing. China y el corolario de Trump a la Doctrina Monroe

El documento de política de China apoya la “Proclamación de América Latina y el Caribe como Zona de Paz”, lo que contrasta marcadamente con la diplomacia de la fuerza militar que Estados Unidos ha practicado en el siglo XXI.

China CELAC Meeting Beijing China and the Trump corollary to the Monroe Doctrine

China’s policy paper supports the “Proclamation of Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace” — a pointed contrast to US twenty-first century gunboat diplomacy.

Marines estadounidenses realizando ejercicios a bordo del USS Iwo Jima como parte de la Operación Southern Spear del Comando Sur (SOUTHCOM) en el Mar Caribe. ¿Por qué Trump envió sus buques de guerra a Venezuela?

La escalada de Trump contra Venezuela va más allá del petróleo; se trata de recuperar el control sobre la zona de influencia “natural” de Estados Unidos en un momento en que su hegemonía se está debilitando.

US Marines USS Iwo Jima Why did Trump send his warships to Venezuela?

Trump’s escalation against Venezuela is about more than oil, it is about regaining control over the “natural” zone of influence of the United States at a moment where its hegemony is slipping.

Trump administration airstrikes vessels in the Pacific How post-9/11 law and the Monroe Doctrine converged in the Caribbean

The US actions in the Caribbean and threats against Venezuela represent a continuity of the post-9/11 legal architecture which guarantees immunity for all offensive US military action and the centuries-long Monroe Doctrine

US military invading Grenada A brief overview of US military interventions in the Americas

Amid US threats of an attack on Venezuela, we look back at some of the most infamous chapters in the history of US military invasions in Latin America and the Caribbean.

CELAC-EU Summit urges peace amid US escalation in the Caribbean

Colombian President Gustavo Petro and Brazilian President Lula da Silva expressed opposition to growing US militarism in the hemisphere.