This report examines Russia’s strategic interests, objectives, and tactics in Latin America by exploring its use of media platforms, key influencers, and institutions to advance a coordinated, persistent, asymmetrical campaign to expand Moscow’s influence in the region.

Aug 5, 2024 · “Russia’s influence in Latin America has increased by 100 percent in the last two years,” Douglas Farah, an expert in national security and organized crime and co-author of investigations such as Dangerous Alliances: Russia’s Advance in Latin America and Russian Influence Campaigns in Latin America, told Diálogo.

Jul 20, 2022 · 71 According to the International Monetary Fund, in 2021 Russian bilateral trade with Latin America and the Caribbean was $10.8 billion, compared to $350.9 billion in PRC trade with the region and $796.6 billion in U.S. trade with the region.

Oct 17, 2023 · This report examines Russia’s strategic interests, objectives, and tactics in Latin America by exploring its use of media platforms, key influencers, and institutions, and it offers recommendations for how US policymakers can begin to …

Mar 11, 2024 · Now in its third year, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to have ripple effects throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, which remains largely on the geopolitical sidelines when it comes to the confrontation.

Dec 21, 2022 · Russia’s strategic interests in Latin America center on establishing a multisector, persistent presence in the Western Hemisphere as a counterweight to U.S. and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) presence in the former Soviet Union and bordering states.

Russia's strategic goal is to counter the United States presence in the neighbourhood and to ensure that Latin America and the Caribbean remain geopolitically neutral. Russia is also pursuing the goal of building a new multipolar world order.

Mar 19, 2024 · Strained relations with the Western world obliged Russia to rethink its global positioning with a heavier focus on multipolarity, aimed particularly at Asia, the Middle East and Latin America. Moscow, however, has never been popular in Latin America.

Apr 27, 2023 · As Russia tries to undermine U.S.-led order, Lavrov’s visit offers a glimpse into Moscow’s new foreign policy vision. This past week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov completed a four-country tour of Latin America to reinforce Moscow’s alliances and foster growing partnerships in the region.

Dec 17, 2024 · While separated by the Atlantic Ocean, the use of modern media, in addition to economic pressure and geopolitical relationships, has narrowed the distance between Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and the Russia-Ukraine war.