Summit of the Americas: Biden’s Weakness Allows Latin-American Leaders to Skip Event

The ninth Summit of the Americas, convened by the U.S. in Los Angeles this week, was supposed to demonstrate a friendlier American stance toward Latin America than in the Trump years and produce deals on Covid-19 recovery — perhaps even lend Biden the credibility to make deals to curb migration across the southern border.

So far, the summit, convening leaders of nations in the Western Hemisphere, is not working out that way.

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The ninth Summit of the Americas, convened by the U.S. in Los Angeles this week, was supposed to demonstrate a friendlier American stance toward Latin America than in the Trump years and produce deals on Covid-19 recovery — perhaps even lend Biden the credibility to make deals to curb migration across the southern border.

So far, the summit, convening leaders of nations in the Western Hemisphere, is not working out that way.