[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Insider Your all-access pass to FP The Case for Optimism on Trump’s Latin America Focus Former U.S. SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Laura Richardson says she’s “hopeful” but warns against a “blanket stop” on aid to the region. By John Haltiwanger , a reporter at Foreign Policy

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Insider Your all-access pass to FP The Case for Optimism on Trump’s Latin America Focus Former U.S. SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Laura Richardson says she’s “hopeful” but warns against a “blanket stop” on aid to the region. By John Haltiwanger , a reporter at Foreign Policy

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. Brazil’s Slow-Burning Economic Crisis Might Be the U.S. Future Fiscal discipline is easy to promise and hard to stick to. By Stan Veuger , a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and Mikkel Davies

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Analysis Ecuador Holds Election With Security Crisis on the Ballot On Sunday, will the country embrace President Daniel Noboa’s hard-line approach or vote for fresh solutions? By Carolina Loza León , a journalist based between Ecuador and southwest Colombia covering foreign policy and human rights.

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[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Analysis Panama Isn’t Surprised by Trump’s Imperial Fixation There is a long history of affronts against the country’s sovereignty. By Cristina Guevara , a Latin America policy analyst and writer. A man in a baseball cap and polo shirt is seen slightly out of focus

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. Trump’s Bombast Could Blow Up Dollar Hegemony Extreme threats risk a global exit from U.S. financial power. By Patrick Chovanec , a private sector economist in New York. Donald Trump greets attendees during a campaign

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Insider Your all-access pass to FP How Trump’s Tariffs Are Changing Geopolitics Countries will retaliate as much as they’re willing to hurt themselves—or make a point. By Ravi Agrawal , the editor in chief of Foreign Policy . No audio? Hover over the video player,

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[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Analysis Trump Can’t Bully Latin America Without Consequences Aggressive U.S. foreign policy could push regional governments into China’s arms. By Oliver Stuenkel , an associate professor of international relations at the Getulio Vargas Foundation in São Paulo and a visiting scholar at the Carnegie Endowment