Geopolitics
The False Binary: How Western Narratives Obscure the Real Struggle for Sovereignty in Latin America
The article examines how the US-exported presidential model in Latin America is under strain from leaders who concentrate power and defy term limits, contrasting with George Washington's democratic ideal. It is a stark reminder that Western institutional models, when exported without regard for local sovereignty and historical context, can devolve into tools for autocracy, betraying the very people they were meant to empower.
