Dispatch from New York: Latin America has opened a new chapter with Washington
At UNGA, Latin American delegations met with US officials amid economic and security announcements, including the Andes-Atlantic Corridor and up to seven billion dollars in Export-Import Bank financing. Venezuela's interim government held a first in-person meeting between Delcy Rodríguez and Trump. Fifteen governments signed a Shield of the Americas statement and agreed to coordinate measures on twenty-four criminal and armed organizations.
Why it matters: This matters for geoeconomics because the United States is using financing, investment, and security coordination to reassert influence in Latin America.