Brazil

Brazil and Argentina would benefit from cooperation. But what their ideologically opposed leaders should do and will do are very different.

The only other regional leader Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa praises is on the opposite side of the political spectrum. That’s very telling.

Last month, Colombia announced it will apply for BRICS membership, and Argentina formally requested to become one of NATO’s global partners. Ten years ago, both of those statements would have sounded absurd. But while they are a sign of Latin America’s changing diplomatic alliances, it would be a mistake to read too much into them.