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Latin America’s Version of the EU Is Useless

Latin America’s Version of the EU Is Useless
A worker prepares the flags of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Medellin, Colombia in this file photo. RAUL ARBOLEDA/AFP/Getty Images
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The pen may be mightier than the sword, but a pen doesn’t do much good in a knife fight.

Likewise, plentiful words and posturing from the Organization of American States (OAS) have brought nothing to Nicaraguans and Venezuelans, as they suffer under brutal, authoritarian regimes. “Democracy, human rights, security, and development” are the touted pillars of the OAS, the oldest and most prominent regional organization in the Western Hemisphere.
Fergus Hodgson
Fergus Hodgson
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Fergus Hodgson is the director of “ Econ Americas”, a financial consultancy, and publisher of the “ Impunity Observer” , a geopolitical intelligence service. He is the author of “ Financial Sovereignty for Canadians: Untether Yourself from the Ottawa Leviathan (2024).”
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