Panama’s Cortizo warns US to care about Central America

With the election of Laurentino Cortizo, did Beijing lose its man in Panama? Not necessarily. While President-elect Cortizo may be less inclined than his predecessor Varela to go all-in on China, he reminded Washington to pay more attention to Central America, or else…

“They need to pay more attention. While they’re not paying attention, another one is making advances”.

POTUS: you’ve been warned. Cutting off aid to El Salvador, Honduras & Guatemala in retaliation for a surge in immigrants to the US will have a price… throughout the region.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-panama-election-cortizo-exclusive-idUSKCN1SC09H

Picture credits: Reuters/Carlos Jasso

Nicolas Michelon

Nicolas is a corporate geoeconomics and strategic & business intelligence expert with 25 years of experience in the Asia-Pacific, and more recently in the Gulf and Türkiye. A Managing Partner at Alagan Partners, he advises corporate executives on how to navigate the current geopolitical and geoeconomic environment, mitigate risk and develop prospective scenarios. He is also an Adjunct Professor & Guest Lecturer in geopolitics, geoeconomics and business intelligence at ESCP Business School (France), Galatasaray University (Türkiye), University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (Morocco), and Ecole de Guerre Economique (Paris School of Economic Warfare).