July 25, 2024

Venezuela Takes Aim at Colombia and Peru

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Venezuela, Cuba and their allies in Nicaragua, Argentina and Bolivia see the instability in Peru and the turmoil in Colombia as opportunities to extend the reach of radical socialism in the Western Hemisphere. With poverty and corruption endemic, political reform rare and ineffective and the COVID-19 pandemic making matters worse, there is abundant popular discontent for the totalitarians to exploit. Let us hope they fail. By Álvaro Vargas Llosa. Full Text -> Newsweek

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