UNASUR

Peru To Withdraw From the US-Controlled Lima Group

teleSUR | August 6, 2021 On Tuesday, Peru’s Foreign Affairs Minister Hector Bejar announced that his country would withdraw from the Lima Group, which supported the Venezuelan opposition to overthrow the Bolivarian Revolution in 2019. “From a democratic foreign policy, we will contribute to the understanding of the various political tendencies that exist in Venezuela […]

Ecuador’s historic election explained: Inside the Citizens’ Revolution

Ben Norton traveled to Ecuador to report on the historic February 7 election, which pits a wealthy US-backed right-wing banker against a left-wing economist who pledges to continue the socialist Citizens’ Revolution launched by former President Rafael Correa. In this dispatch, working-class Ecuadorians explain why they support leftist candidate Andrés Arauz and oppose the repressive Washington-allied government of Lenín Moreno. QUITO, ECUADOR – The South American nation of Ecuador is currently suffering through its worst economic crisis in decades. Poverty […]

With Formal Withdrawal from UNASUR, Colombia’s Duque Undercuts LatAm Resistance to Washington

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA – Colombia’s new right-wing President Ivan Duque has announced that he will begin the formal process of ending his country’s participation in the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), making good on his campaign promise to remove Colombia from a regional body he sees as acting in league with the elected government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Bolivia Scrambles to Maintain South American Unity Amid US Support For Right Wing Governments

QUITO, ECUADOR — Bolivia plans on struggling hard to maintain the unity of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), after half of its member states declared the indefinite suspension of their participation in the regional organization, President Evo Morales told reporters yesterday.
“We are going to make all the efforts to reach consensus to overcome this problem,” the Bolivian leader said upon arriving at the airport in Havana, Cuba, where he is meeting the new president, Miguel Díaz-Canel.

New Book Details US Attempts to Topple Correa

Cover of Ecaudor in the Sights: The Wikileaks Revelations and the Conspiracy Against the Government of Rafael Correa | Photo: El Telegrafo teleSUR | February 2017 In his new book, “Ecuador In the Sights: The WikiLeaks Revelations and the Conspiracy Against the Government of Rafael Correa,” released this week in Quito, Norwegian journalist Eirik Vold […]

Russia Denounces External Forces for Crisis in Venezuela

By Rachael Boothroyd Rojas – Venezuelanalysis – May 24, 2016 Caracas – Russia’s Foreign Ministry has spoken out against “outside” efforts to destabilise Venezuela, warning against the consequences of imposing “colour scenarios” on the South American nation. On Monday, Russian news agency Tass and Sputnik International reported that Russia’s Foreign Ministry had released an official […]