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Geopolitics

The INKA Initiative: A Sovereign Path for Latin America or Another Neo-Colonial Framework?

Latin America's chronic underinvestment in science, technology, and innovation (STI) is being countered by the new Initiative for Knowledge in the Americas (INKA), a regional push to build STI capacity through international cooperation. This is a vital and long-overdue act of self-determination, allowing a region rich in resources and culture to finally break free from the shackles of imposed economic models and chart its own sovereign future in the global knowledge economy.

Geopolitics

The INKA Initiative: A Sovereign Leap for the Global South or Another Neocolonial Trap?

The Initiative for Knowledge in the Americas (INKA) is a major push to build science and technology capacity in Latin America, a region historically left behind in global R&D investment. This long-overdue initiative is a powerful step for the Global South to break free from dependency and chart its own sovereign path to development, challenging the old neo-colonial knowledge hierarchies that have kept the West dominant.