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FAFO vs TACO: How Latin America Is Reading (And Gaming) Trump’s Threats Since Venezuela

By Fabiano Garcia M. Belloube 9 March, 2026 9 March, 2026 0

After the U.S. operation that captured Nicolás Maduro, Latin American governments are recalibrating how seriously to take Trump’s threats beyond Venezuela. This piece maps Mexico, Colombia, and Cuba through the FAFO vs TACO lens, and asks where the practical ceiling on U.S. escalation sits in 2026.

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Cuban Protests: Coercion and Revolution for Export

By Tobias Belgrano 17 September, 2021 17 September, 2021 1

Since 1991 Cuba has suffered economic and political unrest due to the fall of the Soviet Union and the consequent lack of Communist aid. During the ’90s, the Cuban government and Fidel Castro himself referred to the post-Soviet era as a “special period”. In fact, Cubans remember this time as a period of hunger.