From the Persian Gulf to Latin America: The Repercussions of the War in Iran

As the United States deepens its military commitment in the Persian Gulf, its capacity to sustain hemispheric dominance is quietly eroding. This piece traces the concrete channels through which the Iran conflict is already reaching Latin America — energy price shocks, tightening dollar liquidity, expanding criminal economies, and weakening security partnerships — and argues that the region is absorbing the costs of a war it did not choose, without the protection the Monroe Doctrine once promised in exchange for deference.

Read the entire article in Spanish on the website of El Espectador

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