Introduction

The second Trump administration is reviving a direct interventionist approach in Latin America. Migration, drug trafficking, economic pressure: Washington is stepping back into the forefront, supporting allies such as Milei and Bukele. Faced with this renewed assertiveness, how are Latin American states responding? Between alignment, resistance, and circumvention, the region is being reshaped, while the Venezuelan crisis crystallizes energy, security, and ideological stakes. This dynamic invites us to question the nature of the American comeback in its neighborhood: a refocusing of its sphere of influence, a desire to contain autonomous ambitions in response to the BRICS, or a deeper sign of concern over a relative decline in its power?

To analyze these dynamics — U.S. strategy, inter-American relations, economic levers, and security issues — Vanessa Strauss-Kahn, Co-Director of the ESCP Geopolitics Institute, and Florence Pinot, Director of CERALE, are pleased to welcome:

• Carlos Quenan, economist, university professor, Vice-President of the Institut des Amériques
• Maud Quessard, associate professor, Director of the Europe, Transatlantic Area and Russia program at IRSEM
• Thomas Posado, political scientist, associate professor in Latin American Studies at the University of Rouen, author of Venezuela: De la Révolution à l'effondrement (PUM, 2023)

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