... yet yielded the desired results and have not become a tangible reality. Therefore, their foreign policy, including in other areas, will depend to a certain extent on the Washington factor. In this sense, BRICS, not only for the newly joined Cuba and Bolivia, could become a platform to help Latin American countries reduce their dependence on the US and build alternative routes for their foreign economic and foreign policy activities.
Amid the global uncertainty that plagues today’s world, Latin American countries are looking for appropriate ...
... Director General Ivan Timofeev held a meeting with senior diplomats from Latin American countries at the initiative and through the mediation of the Embassy of the Plurinational State of Bolivia in Russia.
The gathering was attended by the ambassadors of Bolivia, Brazil, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Panama, Chile and other Latin American nations. The meeting discussed current issues of trade and economic relations between Russia and the countries in the region.
Yulia Torkunova, Advisor at the National Committee for Promoting Economic Cooperation with Latin American Countries ...
... of the Peruvian side.
The economic dependence of Latin American countries on China, which will only continue to grow in the coming years, will have a noticeable impact.
Time is running out for Russia to correct the situation and keep a hold on the Latin American arms market. Ten years ago, for example, broader military-technical cooperation with Bolivia was a real possibility, if only Russia had been more flexible in terms of its pricing and credit policy. Now, however, the relatively small Bolivian market is oversaturated with Chinese weapons, and there is little chance that the country’s ...
... as its election will take place in 2018). This election marathon will hit its peak in 2014, when seven presidential election campaigns will take place in the region’s key countries (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Panama, Colombia, Brazil, Uruguay and Bolivia), with ballots to be cast by 50 percent of Latin American voters
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. In six out of these seven nations (the exception being Costa Rica), the obvious favorites are either incumbent presidents or nominees of the authorities. Will the ongoing election process in Latin America affect the regional ...
